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PREVOST, Jean Louis (1760-1810)

Lot 169
14.12.2022 10:30UTC +00:00
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Lot 169 | PREVOST, Jean Louis (1760-1810)
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PREVOST, Jean Louis (1760-1810)

Collection des fleurs et des fruits, peints d'après nature...avec un discours d'introduction sur l'usage de cette collection dans les arts et les manufactures, suivi d'un précis historique sur l'art de la broderie, et d'une vue générale sur toutes les manières de peindre depuis l'antiquité jusqu'à nous, par P.M. Gault-de-Saint-Germain...avec une explication des planches par Ant.-Nic. Duchesne. Paris: chez Vilquin...de l'imprimerie de Gillé fils, an XIII - [1804] 1805 [-1806].

One of the greatest French flower books. The highly decorative bouquets and sprays of flowers are ornamental rather than scientific: 'The book was compiled to assist designers of china, toiles and chintzes and is not primarily botanical in intention. The most striking plates show several different flowers grouped together in a bouquet; but although the arrangements may appear artificial, and the flowers doubtfully matched as to season, the drawing is accurate and the observation exact' (Great Flower Books [1990] p.36). Contemporary with Redouté's work, Prevost's is also one of the earliest stipple-engraved and colour-printed books. The coarse stipple, though technically inferior to Redouté's, creates greater contrast and depth in the magnificent and luxurious groupings of flowers and fruit. The work was published in 12 cahiers of 4 plates each and in two issues: coloured or plain. Dunthorne 229; Great Flower Books (1990) p.36 and p.127; Nissen BBI 1568; Stafleu & Cowan TL2 8319.



Large folio (510 x 340mm). Half-title, 48 stipple-engraved plates, printed in colours and finished by hand, by Louis Charles Ruotte with one by Chapponnier after drawings by Prevost (some spotting, mostly to text, occasional slight paper discolouration and faint spotting to a few plates, occasional loss or partial loss of engraved numerals). Early 19th-century French green half morocco gilt, top edge gilt (expertly rebacked preserving original spine, the whole furbished). Provenance: L.D. Ledeboer (of Rotterdam, bookplate) – Linnean Society (sale, Sotheby's London, 2 July 1979, lot 97) – Robert de Belder (sale, Sotheby's London, 28 April 1987, lot 287) – Peter Sharp (sale, Sotheby's New York, 13 January 1994, lot 14) – An Important Botanical Library Part I (Christie's New York, 4 June 1997, lot 122).





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