AFTER JEAN BAPTISTE VANMOUR Set of Twelve 18th Century Engravings - 1714, Paris.

View Similar Items

Original Antique Print After Jean-Baptiste Greuze. 1912

J. Kip and L. Knyff 18th Century Engraving, Set of 4

18th Century Pair of English Engravings

18th-century Johann Weinmann Engravings of Grapes, Set of Four

18th Century George Edwards Engravings of a Woodpecker

18th-Century Set of Engravings of Seasons Signed by M. E. and J. J. Ridinger

18th Century Holy Family Engraving Mathias Oesterreich After Carlo Lotti Framed

18th century Engravings of Fish by Marcus Bloch

Want more images or videos?

Request additional images or videos from the seller

1 of 21

AFTER JEAN BAPTISTE VANMOUR Set of Twelve 18th Century Engravings - 1714, Paris.

About the Item

Set of 12 highly decorative engravings after Jean Baptiste Vanmour (1671-1737) by G.Scotin and published by Lettays & Duchange, Paris, 1714. Van Mour was a native of Valenciennes, a Flemish town that at the time of his birth belonged to the Spanish Netherlands, but since 1678 to France. He studied art in the studio of Jacques-Albert Gérin, and his work attracted the attention of an aristocrat and statesman of the time, Marquis Charles de Ferriol. Van Mour accompanied De Ferriol to Constantinople after the Marquis' appointment as the French Ambassador in 1699. It was there that De Ferriol commissioned Van Mour to do one hundred oil paintings of the local people. After De Ferriol returned to France in 1711, Van Mour worked for a variety of other diplomats in the Ottoman Empire. A series of one hundred engravings were created after Van Mour's portraits, which was published by Le Hay in 1714, titled as Recueil de cent estampes représentant différentes nations du Levant. The book had a great influence in Western Europe and was published in at least five languages. The wide-distribution and popular reception of the Recueil de cent estampes led to an increased recognition of Van Mour as an artist. This set of 12 engravings from 'Receuil de cent estampes representant differentes nations du Levant' - Plates 3, 27-32, 34, 48 and 60. Each image is 32.5 cm x 24 cm. The illustrations depict 'The Regional, Religious and National Costume of the Turkish Empire' and were commissioned by Charles de Ferroi. There is some foxing and water damage in parts, which adds to their charm and character.

Creator:
Jean Baptiste Vanmour (Artist)
Dimensions:
Height: 12.8 in (32.5 cm)Width: 9.45 in (24 cm)Depth: 0.79 in (2 cm)
Sold As:
Set of 12
Style:
International Style (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Paper,Engraved
Place of Origin:
France
Period:
1710-1719
Date of Manufacture:
1714
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use. There is some foxing in parts and also some small amounts of water damage in parts. later frames, some nicks and bashes.
Seller Location:
Somerton, GB
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU4835115813851