C'est-ici les différens jeux de petits polissons de Paris.Paris, 1770. 4to (ca. 24.5 x 18.5 cm). A series of 6 unnumbered engraved prints (ca. 17 x 22 cm) representing children playing games. Each print is mounted on a paper leaf in a passe-partout (30 x 24 cm).
by SAINT-AUBIN, Augustin de
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Complete set of 6 engraved prints by Augustin de Saint-Aubin showing children playing games in architectural settings. Saint-Aubin (1736-1807), one of France's leading engravers, was appointed official engraver to the French Bibliothèque Royale in 1776. In the present series the title print Le sabot (bearing a seller's imprint) and the print La toupie show children playing with a spinning top (La toupie with men in the background cutting or breaking up stone blocks), Le coupe-tête depicts two boys playing leapfrog, La corde children skipping rope, La fossette ou le jeu de noyaux children playing marbles with fruit stones among classical ruins, and the last, La sortie du collège boys leaving school running and dancing. The print La fossette bears a 1770 imprint. The series, showing the variety of children's games, is rare when complete.Prints very slightly browned, some small spots on the passe-partouts (not affecting the prints), some prints are a little unevenly trimmed and a little frayed (never affecting the images), but overall in good condition. A rare complete set of a print series of children's games.l Cicognara 1562; Cohen, col. 923; Colas II, 2615; WorldCat (3 copies).
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- C'est-ici les différens jeux de petits polissons de Paris.Paris, 1770. 4to (ca. 24.5 x 18.5 cm). A series of 6 unnumbered engraved prints (ca. 17 x 22 cm) representing children playing games. Each print is mounted on a paper leaf in a passe-partout (30 x 24 cm).
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- SAINT-AUBIN, Augustin de
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- Used
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- [04F65CFF5112] ART, ARCHITECTURE & PHOTOGRAPHY|[04F65CFF5112] ART, ARCHITECTURE & PHOTOGRAPHY -> [G91CNMP078RQ] Drawings, Prints & Watercolours|[94684889A2BD] BOOK HISTORY, EDUCATION, LEARNING & PRINTING|[94684889A2BD] BOOK HISTORY, EDUCATION, LEARNING &
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