Saint-Non, Recueil de Griffonis, des Vues, Paysages et Sujets Historiques graves tant a l'eaufort qu'au lavis par M. l'Abbe de Saint Non (1770's)

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Maker

(artist)
1732-1806

Title

Saint-Non, Recueil de Griffonis, des Vues, Paysages et Sujets Historiques graves tant a l'eaufort qu'au lavis par M. l'Abbe de Saint Non (1770's)

Medium

medium : material : ink & support : material : paper

Dimensions

Height: 41.4 cm
Width: 28.2 cm

Object Number

B.1978.PG.115

Mode of Acquisition

Count Antoine Seilern, bequest, 1978

Credit

Courtauld Gallery, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)

Label Text

Saint-Non was one of the earliest practitioners of aquatint, a new printing technique which could, for the first time, effectively imitate drawings executed in wash or watercolour. He used it to produce several volumes of prints after drawings by Fragonard and other artists, but these displayed here appear to be from a unique set published on blue paper. This rare version was likely destined for an important collector, who mounted these prints in an album on pages of varying hues of blue.

Inscriptions

Inscription: inscription : : : :

Provenance

Information not yet known or updated

Exhibition History

Drawn to Blue: Artists' use of Blue Paper, Courtauld Gallery, London, 04/10/2024-26/01/2025

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