All plates are signed as designed and made by F. Chauveau (by 'F.C.', pl. [10]), except the last, which is signed, 'F. Chauveau fecit et excud. cum privil. Regis 1671'.
References
R.-A. Weigert, Inventaire du fonds français: graveurs du dix-septieme siècle, 2 (1951), p. 393-560; J.-M. Papillon, Mémoire de la vie de Francois Chauveau et de ses fils (1758; repr. 1854).
Summary Note
Plate [22] carries the date '1671'.
Provenance
Acquired between 1769 and 1802. Recorded in RAA Lbrary, Catalogue, 1802 (as 'Ornemens pour les Artistes, par Boucher, la Joue ...').
Copy Note
Each print is pasted at the foot of sheets [2-25] of the series entitled 'Profils Et Ornemens De Vases Executez En Marbre, Bronze, et Plomb Dans les Jardins De Versailles, Trianon, Et Marly. Gravés par Marie Michelle Blondel (Paris, n.d.).
Some plates are captioned by hand in ink: [2] illegible; [7] 'David tuant le geant Goliath'; [10] 'Daniel dans la folle aux lions'; [11] 'martire des macabees'; [12] 'Mattathias et ses fils tuant les faux sacrificateurs'; [13] 'tombeau des sept fils de Mattathias'; [18] 'jugement de Salomon'.
Binding Note
18th-century calf, rebacked in 20th century; red and black morocco spine-labels lettered 'Oeuvres De Boucher & De La Joue Tom. II'. Bound with 'Livre de Cartouches Inventés Par François Boucher' and 20 others.
Subject
Bible., O.T.
Bible stories
Pictorial works - 17th century