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245 0 0 $a Iconographie Ou Vies Des Hommes Illustres Du XVII. Siecle Écrites Par M. V**. Avec Les Portraits Peints Par Le Fameux Antoine Van Dyck Et Gravées Sous Sa Direction $b Tome Premier Contenant Les Vies Des Princes, Ducs, Comtes, Generaux, &c. (Tome Second. Contenant Les Vies Des Peintres, Sculpteurs, Graveurs, Architectes Et Autres Artistes.)
260 # # $a A Amsterdam & A Leipzig, $b Chez Arkstée & Merkus. $c MDCCLIX. $c [1759]
300 # # $a 2 vols. in 1; $c 405 mm. (Folio).
500 # # $a Vol. I: [2], ii, [2], 106, [2] p., [55] pl. (5 dble). The last, unnumbered page is referred to as page 108 in the Table Des Portraits. The double, folding pl. are nos. [5, 6, 10, 13, 32]. - Vol. II: [2], 130, [2] p., [70] pl. The last, unnumbered page is referred to as page 132 in the Tables Des Portraits.
505 0 # $a Vol. I: [T.p.] - Preface - Table Des Portraits Contenus Dans Le Premier Volume. - Table Des Portraits Contenus Dans Le Second Volume; Avis Aux Relieurs - [Plates, with descriptive text]. - Vol. II: [T.p.] - [Plates, with descriptive text].
508 # # $a All the plates are signed as painted by Antony Van Dyck except Vol. I. pl. [54, 55], which are unsigned by a source-artist or draughtsman, Vol. I pl. [5], which is signed as painted by Petre Paul Rubens, and Vol. I. pl. [32], which is signed as painted by Lucas François Mechlinensis. Vol. I. pl. [46] and Vol. II pl. [4, 5, 7, 8, 17, 36, 42, 44, 53, 57] are signed as etched by Antony Van Dyck; in the case of plates [5] and [17] these etchings are followed by plates of the same subject signed as painted by Van Dyck and engraved by another (Pet. de Jode, Voesterman). In Volume II plate [14] is signed as etched by Van Dyck and engraved by Iac Neeffs, and plate [32] is signed as etched by Van Dyck and engraved by S. à Bolswert. Almost all plates are signed by their engravers - Paul Pontius, Vorsterman, Adrian Lommelin, Petrus Rucholle, Robertus van Voerst, Pet. de Ioden, S. a Bolswert, W. Hollar, Pet. van Lisebetius, Nicola. Lauwers, Coenradus Waumans, Pet. van Schuppen, Iacobus Neeffs, Wilhelm Iac. Delphinus, L. Voestermans, Gullielmus Hondius, Petrus Clouet. Several carry also the names of their printers - Gillis Hendricx, Jacobus de Man, C. vander Stock, Aegidius Hendricx. Occasionally the name of a printer has been deleted. Neither of the two title-page vignettes is signed.
510 0 # $a C. Depauw and G. Luijten, Anthony van Dyck as a printmaker [exhibition catalogue] (1999); M. Mauquoy-Hendrickx, L'Iconographie d'Antoine can Dyck: catalogue raisonné, 2 v. (rev. ed., 1991); Antoon van Dyck et son 'Iconographie' [exhibition catalogue] (1981); Van Dyck's 'Iconography' [exhibition catalogue] (1980); H. Vey, Die Zeichnungen Anton van Dycks (1962).
520 2 # $a The dates of 1646 and 1654 are found on plates [21] and [35] of Volume I.

Most of the copper-plates were bought in the 19th century by the Louvre Chalcographic department.
561 # # $a Given to Sir William Chambers (during his visit to Paris in May 1774) by J. D. Leroy in partial settlement of a debt. Purchased from Chambers for the RA Library (together with a copy of Teniers' Galerie) for £5 7s. Purchased by 1780.
563 # # $a 18th-century mottled calf, upper cover having royal arms of Britain and 'R.A.' gilt-stamped; rebacked in 20th century, retaining earlier red morocco spine-label lettered 'Hommes Illustres Du XVII Siecle Par Van Dyck'.
600 1 4 $a van Dyck
600 1 4 $a rubens
653 # # $a Europe - Kings and rulers - Artists - Celebrities - History - 17th century
653 # # $a Paintings - Portraits - Portrait painting - Europe - 17th century
655 # 4 $a Biography - Reference books - Netherlands - Germany - 18th century
655 # 4 $a Pictorial works - Netherlands - Germany - 18th century
655 # 0 $a Armorial bindings - Great Britain - 18th century
700 1 # $a Dyck, Anthony van $e source artist $e etcher
700 1 # $a rubens
700 1 # $a pontius
700 1 # $a vorsterman
700 1 # $a vorsterman
700 1 # $a bolswert
700 1 # $a Arkstee
700 1 # $a Merkus
700 1 # $a Hendricx $e intaglio printer
710 2 # $a Arkstee et Merkus
852 8 # $d 1802: S-0-06; 1821: S-0-06.