Those whose signatures appear on the plates as engraver (or, occasionally, draughtsman) are: G. Audran, I. Surugue, B. Picart, C. Duflos, I.Couuay, Gantrel, J.S. Cars, P. Daret, S. Thomassin, B. Audran, B. Baron, L. Desplaces, Duchange, Beauvais, Ch. Dupuis, J.M. Nattier, M. Dossier, G. Chasteau, Castellus, F. Chauveau, N. Perrelle, E. Rousselet, Loir, Sornique, M. Dorigny, C. Stella, F.L. d. Ciartres, H. Picquot, F. de Poilly, Cl. Mellan, G. Vallet, M. Natalis, N. de Poilly, S. Bernard, J.B. de Poilly, I. Mariette and I. Audran.
Some plates carry imprints of printers and publishers.
Summary Note
This album of engravings was compiled some time after 1735. A few of the plates carry dates, ranging from 1639 through 1640, 1642, 1646, 1658, 1661, 1667, 1690, 1711, 1714 and 1720 to 1735.
The names of the source artists and of the engravers are generally given. The painters whose work is reproduced are E. Le Sueur, N. Colombel, N. Poussin, C. Le Brun, Boulogne, S. Vouet, Baugin, N. Chappron, P. Mignard, L. de la Hyre, S. Bourdon, Bertholet, M. Corneille, A. Dieu and J. Jouvenet.
The collection is named in the 1802 Catalogue of the Library as 'Estampes diverses, par le Sueur, Vouet, &c.', and on its spine-label as 'Pieces par Le Sueur et Autres'.
Provenance
Recorded in RAA Library, Catalogue, 1802.
Copy Note
The leaves have been numbered by hand in ink as 1-22, 24-46 and 46-72.
Binding Note
19th-century half calf, brown cloth-covered boards; rebacked in 20th century, retaining brown morocco spine-label lettered 'Pieces Par Le Sueur Et Autres'.