51 - European Museums - Painting - Sculpture - Art - Illustrations

European Museums - Painting - Sculpture - Art - Illustrations ART HISTORY. LITERARY MUSEUM STUDIES. EUROPEAN MUSEUM. GRAND TOUR. LINE ENGRAVING. J. DUCHESNE the Elder. E.-A. REVEIL. Museum of Painting or Sculpture, or a Collection of the Principal Paintings, Statues, and Bas-Reliefs from Public and Private Collections in Europe. Drawn and etched by Reveil, with descriptive, critical, and historical notes by Duchesne the Elder. Paris, Audot, 1829–1830. Bilingual French/English edition. 7 volumes in large 12mo format (18.5 x 12.5 cm) with 878 line engravings, arranged in plates. Printed on laid paper in a lovely contemporary binding. Cherry half-calf with small green vellum corners, smooth spine decorated with gilt fillets and gilt scrolls in the style of the period, gilt title and volume numbers containing the name of the school under study (Flemish and Dutch, Italian, French, and English, ancient and modern sculptures, and biographical notes), with handmade paper endpapers. Réveil, a French draftsman and engraver (1800–1851), was a student of Gros and Girodet. He exhibited at the Salon from 1824 to 1831. Jean Duchesne Ainé (1779–1855), author of the entries, was an art historian and curator of the Print Room at the BnF. Binding slightly rubbed, corners worn, spine of volume 9 damaged, small holes on the spine of volume 5. Interior showing some foxing and water stains. Étienne Achille Réveil, French draftsman and engraver, born in Paris on December 21, 1800, died in 1851. He was a student of Gros, Girodet, and Abel de Pujol. He exhibited at the Salon from 1824 to 1831.