Galerie Aguado Choix Des Principaux Tableaux De La Galerie De Mr. Le Marquis de las Marismas del Guadalquivir dédié à Mme. la Marquise de las Marismas Par Ches. Gavard Capne. au Corps Royal d'Etat - Major Inventeur du Diagraphe. Notices Sur Les Peintres Par Louis Viardot.
RA Collection: Book
Record number
05/965
Imprint
Paris: Chez Gavard Editeur des Galeries Historiques de Versailles., [1839-1847], Les Ecritures gravées par Bénard l'Impression des gravures par Chardon ainé.
Physical Description
[1] f., frontis., [34] pl.; 609 mm.
Contents
[Frontis., t.p.] - [Plates].
Responsibility Note
The frontispiece and 34 plates are all signed with the names of source-artists and engravers. The engravers were Aug. Blanchard, Calamatta, Leroux, A. Lefevre, Dien, Nargeot, Tavernier, Cousin, Z. Prevost, Mme. Louise Pannier, J. Kernot, Gelee, A. Masson, L. Aristide, Aubert père, E. Conquy, F. Joubert, Mauduit, Geille, Bernardi, Laugier, Larbalestier. Occasionally Calamatta, A. Masson, E. Conquy and Bernardi are signed as both draughtsmen and engravers; the only other draughtsman named is Sandoz. The title-page vignette is signed as engraved by Me. L. Pannier.
Each plate carries the publisher's imprint of Gavard.
The name of the printer, Chardon, is given not only on the title page but also on three plates.
References
I.H. Lipschutz, Spanish painting and the French Romantics (1972).
Summary Note
No publication-date appears on title-page or plates. The work is catalogued by the British Library and National Art Library as having been published serially between 1839 and 1847. The 'Notices' mentioned on the title page were published separately: L. Viardot, Notices sur les principaux peintres de l'Espagne; ouvrage servant de texte aux gravures de la Galerie Aguado (Paris, 1839).
The plates and frontispiece show paintings by Dominiquin (4 plates), Murillo (13 pl.), Velasquez, Ribera (3 pl.), Zurbaran, Morales, Francisquito, Carlo Dolci (2 pl.), P.P. Rubens (2 pl.), Rembrandt, Raphael, Corrège, Sasso Ferrato, Battoni, Luca Giordano and Canaletti.
These plates show only a selection of Aguado's large collection, which was open to the public at his Paris house. The collection was afterwards dispersed. Velasquez's painting of a Lady with a Fan shown here (pl. [2]) may now be seen at the Wallace Collection, London.
Provenance
Purchased for RA Library in 1870 (see 'Librarian's Report for the year 1870, RA Annual Report, Appendix No. 6, p. 26).
Binding Note
19th-century half red morocco, marbled-papered boards; spine lettered 'Galerie Aguado'.