French Prints Of The Eighteenth Century Scholars Choice Edition PDF Download

Excerpt from French Prints of the Eighteenth Century In the following pages an attempt has been made to supply clear and reliable information likely to prove of use to those interested in French engravings of the eighteenth century. Up to the present no work written in English has appeared, dealing with the subject from the collector's point of view. The late Lady Dilke wrote with much erudition and artistic judgment of the French draughtsmen and engravers of the period, but her admirable work scarcely touched on the question of "states," and made no attempt to discuss the decorative value of the various prints. Amongst the chief sources drawn upon in compiling the present volume must be mentioned Les Graveurs du dix-huitieme siecle, by Baron Portalis and M. Beraldi, and Dessins, gouaches, estampes et tableaux du dix-huitieme siecle by M. Bourcard. These valuable contributions to the literature of art are monuments of careful research and unimpeachable accuracy. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."