Lot 457
Da Vinci (Leonardo) Recueil de testes de caractere & de charges, Paris, 1730.
Hammer Price: £2,400
Description
Da Vinci (Leonardo) Recueil de testes de caractere & de charges, engraved title with light brown shading printed from a woodblock by after Aug. Carache and 64 etchings by Caylus after Leonardo on 36 plates, light spotting to text, occasional pencil markings to plates, ink name to title verso, foot of title and to front free endpaper, later tree calf, joints rubbed, spine ends and corners bumped, [Cohen-de Ricci 623], 4to, Paris, L. Mariette, 1730
⁂ Although there are variations, this appears to be a rare complete copy of series of etchings of Leonardo's grotesque heads by the Comte de Caylus.
Description
Da Vinci (Leonardo) Recueil de testes de caractere & de charges, engraved title with light brown shading printed from a woodblock by after Aug. Carache and 64 etchings by Caylus after Leonardo on 36 plates, light spotting to text, occasional pencil markings to plates, ink name to title verso, foot of title and to front free endpaper, later tree calf, joints rubbed, spine ends and corners bumped, [Cohen-de Ricci 623], 4to, Paris, L. Mariette, 1730
⁂ Although there are variations, this appears to be a rare complete copy of series of etchings of Leonardo's grotesque heads by the Comte de Caylus.
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