Vernet, Claude-Joseph (1714-1789) (after). (Views of the ports of France)....
Vernet, Claude-Joseph (1714-1789) (after). (Views of the ports of France). Seven large engravings from a series of 18(?) by Charles Nicolas COCHIN and Jacques-Philippe LE BAS, 1760-1770, each ±53x74 cm., numb. "1"-"3", "8" and "13", 2x without number, 5x w. engr. captions below.
- All w. ample margins; occas. (sl.) yellowed/ trifle frayed/ trifle waterst. in blank margins; 1x browned and creased; 1x w. closed tear in centre.
= Comprises i.a. the ports of Languedoc, Marseille and Toulon. Under the title "peintre des marines de sa majesté", Vernet was commissioned by Louis XV in 1753 to paint fifteen views of the main ports of France. At that time the country was at war with England, and Louis specifically requested that the artist show off the economic activities and maritime strength of France. This rare series of engravings was created after those paintings. Despite its incompleteness, a desirable set. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE CXXXIII.
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Vernet, Claude-Joseph (1714-1789) (after). (Views of the ports of France). Seven large engravings from a series of 18(?) by Charles Nicolas COCHIN and Jacques-Philippe LE BAS, 1760-1770, each ±53x74 cm., numb. "1"-"3", "8" and "13", 2x without number, 5x w. engr. captions below.
- All w. ample margins; occas. (sl.) yellowed/ trifle frayed/ trifle waterst. in blank margins; 1x browned and creased; 1x w. closed tear in centre.
= Comprises i.a. the ports of Languedoc, Marseille and Toulon. Under the title "peintre des marines de sa majesté", Vernet was commissioned by Louis XV in 1753 to paint fifteen views of the main ports of France. At that time the country was at war with England, and Louis specifically requested that the artist show off the economic activities and maritime strength of France. This rare series of engravings was created after those paintings. Despite its incompleteness, a desirable set. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE CXXXIII.
