Description
Bust of Jean de La Fontaine, surrounded by animals, with a small man / midget pointing to the bust, and an eagle lifting a drapery above.
Made by Charles-Nicolas Cochin the younger (etching) and Nicolas-Gabriel Dupuis (engraving) after Jean-Baptiste Oudry.
Medium: Engraving and etching on hand laid (verge) paper.
Sheet size: 27 x 40.6 cm (10.63 x 15.98 inch). Image size: 22.5 x 30 cm. (8.86 x 11.81 inch).
Condition: good, given age. Light creasing. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
LA FONTAINE, FABLES, ANIMALS, OUDRY, DUPUIS, COCHIN, 18TH CENTURY | PCO-E22-07
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Frontispiece from the complete edition of La Fontaine’s fables (1755-1759) published by Desaint, Saillant, and Durand in Paris.
Biography engraver: Charles-Nicolas Cochin (1715-1790) was a French engraver and designer known for his book illustrations. Nicolas-Gabriel Dupuis (1698-1771) was a French engraver, collaborating frequently with other artists.
Biography artist: Jean-Baptiste Oudry (1686-1755) was a French Rococo painter known for his animal studies and illustrations for the Fables of La Fontaine.
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