Rare-Antique Master Print-PAUL AMBROISE SLODTZ-PORTRAIT-Cars-Cochin-1757

Medium: Engraving on hand laid (verge) paper. Watermark: Auvergne M49.

Sheet size: 14.4 x 20.7 cm (5.67 x 8.15 inch). Image size: 14.4 x 20.7 cm. (5.67 x 8.15 inch).

Condition: very good, given age. Light foxing. Clean impression with sharp lines and good contrast. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

PAUL AMBROISE SLODTZ, LAURENT CARS, COCHIN FILS, FRENCH ENGRAVING, SCULPTOR, PORTRAIT, 18TH CENTURY, ACADEMIE ROYALE | PCO-E22-02

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Published in Paris in 1757. Plate exhibited at the Salon the same year (No.152).

Reference: IFF 153.II; Firmin-Didot 205.

Biography engraver: Laurent Cars (1699?1771) was a French engraver, known for his finely executed portraits and reproductions of French academic paintings. He was appointed Graveur du Roi and became one of the most respected engravers of the 18th century.

Biography artist: Charles-Nicolas Cochin fils (1715?1790) was a prominent French draughtsman, engraver, and art critic. As Dessinateur du Roi and member of the Acad?mie Royale, he contributed significantly to 18th-century visual culture.