131 - SAINT-AUBIN, Augustin de.

SAINT-AUBIN, Augustin de. Here Are the Various Games Played by the Little Rascals of Paris. Paris, (ca. 1770). Loose sheets, 6 copperplate engravings in black (18 x 21.5 cm on the plate), mounted on matboard. In a modern burgundy percaline slipcase (with small margins (ca. 2 cm), 3 with cut corners, a few stains). A beautiful and famous series depicting, with all the naturalness and dishevelment possible, the games of Parisian urchins on the eve of the Revolution: 1. The Clog. - 2. The Head-Cutter (leapfrog). - 3. La Fossette or the game of pits. - 4. Leaving School. - 5. The Rope. - 6. The Spinning Top. *Le Sabot* serves as the frontispiece. Augustin de Saint-Aubin (1736–1807), a member of the famous family of Parisian embroiderers and engravers, was a student of Fessard and Gravelot and produced numerous illustrations for sales catalogs, the *Journal de musique*, theater librettos, and more. This series was published around 1770; the plate titled *La Fossette* or *The Game of Nuts* bears this date engraved next to the artist’s name. Each plate bears the name “St. Aubin” engraved within the scene. Rarely complete. A fine contemporary print on laid paper. Cohen, 923. Cicognara, 1562.