81 - Augustin de Saint-Aubin (1736–1807) (after)

Augustin de Saint-Aubin (1736–1807) (after) Le Bal paré. 1774. Engraved by A.-J. Duclos. 448 x 337 mm. Bocher 402. A very fine print on laid paper, from the 3rd state (of 4), before the inscription “Graveur du Roy” following the artist’s name beneath the square border, before the address and the privilege, the names of the nobility heavily crossed out with brushstrokes in the ornamental panel, trimmed within the block mark but complete with said panel. A few light foxing spots. AABM stamp (Lugt 3075). Included: - same subject. [445 x 322 mm]. Very fine print on cream-colored laid paper, from the first state (of 4) in pure etching, before framing, with a simple square outline, the artists’ names engraved with a point, trimmed at or within the block edge. A few light foxing spots. AABM stamp (Lugt 3075). - Same subject. 448 x 340 [545 x 405 mm]. Very fine print on cream-colored laid paper, from the 2nd state (of 4), completed with a burin but not yet finished (the candle flames on the left are unetched), before framing, with a simple square line, featuring the artists’ names engraved with a point, the tablet still blank, with small point-engraved test marks at the bottom of it. Small, light foxing spots, mainly at the edges. All margins intact. Formerly in the Defer-Dumesnil collection (Lugt 739). AABM stamp (Lugt 3075). Set of 3 p.