121 - Le Pautre et al.

Le Pautre et al. Fountain Architecture, etc. Paris, ca. 1650. Two anthologies on fountains and garden architecture, containing 109 (11 color) mounted copper engravings, including works by J. le Pautre (1618–1682), from Le Blond and Mariette. Paris, ca. 1650–60. Approx. 16.5 x 23 ; 31 x 21 and 22 x 31.5 cm. Blue linen and blue half-leather in landscape and portrait formats with the spine titles “Views of Fountains” and “Fountain Designs.” 1) Fountains and Grottoes in Italian Gardens: 11 mounted colored copperplate engravings—including 6 additional unlabeled etchings. ╔2)╗ 82 copperplate engravings on 31 leaves, mounted on both sides. See Thieme/B. XXIII, 96. — Depicted are numerous grottoes, fountains, parks, and castle complexes, some featuring figurative ornamentation. Presumably from different series. J. le Pautre et al., 2 volumes of essays on fountain architecture. Paris, c. 1650. Le Pautre, Jean: J. le Pautre et al., 2 volumes of essays on fountain architecture. Paris, c. 1650. — 2 anthologies on fountains and garden architecture, containing 109 (11 colored) mounted copperplate engravings, including works by J. le Pautre (1618–1682), published by Le Blond and Mariette. Paris, c. 1650–60. Approx. 16.5 x 23; 31 x 21 and 22 x 31.5 cm. Blue linen and blue half-leather in landscape and portrait formats, with the titles “Views of Fountains” and “Fountain Designs” on the spines. 1) Fountains and grottoes in Italian gardens: 11 mounted colored copperplate engravings—including 6 additional uninscribed etchings. 2) 82 copperplate engravings on 31 sheets, mounted on both sides. — See Thieme/B. XXIII, 96. — The illustrations depict numerous grottoes, fountains, parks, and castles, some featuring figurative decoration. Presumably from various series.