FR EN
1 / 13
two red books sitting on top of each other on a white surfacean old book with a picture of a crown on itan old book with a picture of a group of people on itan open book with a picture of a woman laying on a beda picture of a picture of a man and a woman holding a babya black and white drawing of a woman with long hairthree red books stacked on top of each other on a white surfacethree old books are stacked on top of each other on a tableclose up of a red book with a bookmark sticking out of it ' s coverclose up of a red book with a brown cover on a white surfacean old book with a red cover sitting on top of a white tablea red book sitting on top of a white tablean old red book sitting on top of a white table
Premium La Souveraine

197 - Jacques COUCHÉ, The Abbé de FONTENAI, The Gallery of the Pal…
See original version (French)

Estimate €300 - €500
Sale commission
Description
Jacques COUCHÉ, The Abbé de FONTENAI, The Gallery of the Palais Royal, engraved from the paintings of the various schools represented therein: with a brief account of the painters’ lives and a historical description of each painting by the Abbé de Fontenai, Paris, J. Couché and J. Bouilliard, 1782. 2 folio volumes, engraved dedication to the Duke of Orléans adorned with a vignette bearing his coat of arms, plates engraved on copper by J. Aliamet (the King’s engraver) and others after Charles Le Brun, Annibal Carracci, François Albane, Rubens, Rembrandt and Caravaggio; plates protected by serpentine paper; half-basane leather, smooth spines – approx. 56 x 36 cm (foxing spots, slight warping, slight tears to the corners and caps, generally good condition) COMMENT: During the Regent’s reign, the Palais Royal gallery housed 485 paintings. This collection was regarded as the rarest and most comprehensive to be found. At the time of the National Assembly of 1790, the Duke of Orléans sold all the paintings in the Gallery. A large proportion ended up in England, as well as in the collections of discerning art lovers throughout Europe. It is thanks to Jacques Couché, engraver to the Duke’s Cabinet, that we have a record of this collection, as he had the works and treasures engraved.
See original version (French)
Auto-translation. Refer to original language for legal validity.
About the sale VISSI D'ARTE
Auction location
Auction time 10/10/2026 at 2:00 PM
Pictures credits:
The Sovereign
See original version (French)
You may also like