DEMARTEAU Gilles (1729 - 1776)
No. 1318
Description
(1729 - 1776)
Guards
after Carle van Loo (1705 - 1765)
Crayon manner, impression in red
Technical specifications
c. 1773
Impression on laid paper, with margins, published by Demarteau, in Paris.
Sheet: 488 x 670 mm
Plate: 448 x 644 mm
References : I.F.F. VI, n°467; Leymarie 467; Wittert 467
Condition: small lack and tears in the margins, slight time-staining.
First this plate was engraved by Jean-Charles François in 1758. In 1773, Demarteau bought it and reworked the plate. He modified the letter and erased the name of François to engravec his own name. He printed the plate in bright red.
700 €
