Description
[Antiquarian papers]
Engravings from the 18th to the 20th century
A collection of 16 pieces printed on paper, including
Les Délassemens des éléves de Mars or Nouveau jeu militaire pour apprendre à la jeune noblesse les principaux termes de la guerre, Paris, engraved by Claude Roussel and published by Louis Crépy, Rue Saint-Jacques, first quarter of the 18th century, 80 x 57 cm (accessions)
Engraved game board with 63 numbered compartments arranged in a spiral, each containing a military term or an aspect of military life, some illustrated; the final compartment showing the king on his throne meeting the young officers; the rules and a dedication in the centre; military trophies in the two lower corners, Mars in the top left corner and Bellona in the top right
Portrait of Anne d’Arquinvilliers, Lady of Goussancourt, 2 engravings, 25 x 18 cm
13 portraits engraved on vellum after Philippe-Auguste Cattelain (1838–1893), 40.5 x 26 cm
Portrait of Charles Bigot (1840–1893), writer, engraved by Jules Jacquet after George P.A. Healy, 32 x 25 cm
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