5235 - Cochin the Younger, Charles Nicolas

Cochin the Younger, Charles Nicolas Preparations for the Grand Fireworks Display—Preparations for the grand fireworks display in Piazza Navona organized by Cardinal Melchior de Polignac to celebrate the birth of the Dauphin, son of King Louis XV. Copperplate engraving after Giovanni Paolo Pannini and Jacques Dumont. 45.5 x 90 cm. Circa 1735/36. Jombert 36. Charles Nicolas Cochin the Younger was responsible for the design, but Jombert notes that the artist’s mother, Louise-Magdeleine Horthemels—also an artist and printmaker—completed the plate in 1736. The historical event had already taken place in Rome in 1729. Excellent print with a narrow margin, featuring a fine border around the plate edge on the sides. Vertical center fold, backed with brown paper on the reverse; short crease marks in the white margin at the bottom; some foxing and staining; small missing area in the white margin at the bottom left; traces of old mounting all around on the reverse; slightly browned overall, but otherwise in good condition. From the Ambroise Firmin-Didot Collection (Lugt 119). - Please ask for condition reports for individual lots, as the condition is usually not mentioned in the catalog. - Please ask for condition reports for individual lots, as the condition is usually not mentioned in the catalog.