Simon THOMASSIN
Recueil des statues, groupes, fontaines, termes, vases, et autres magnifiques ornemens du chateau & parc de Versailles. Le tout gravé d'après les originaux par Simon Thomassin ... , avec les explications en françois, latin, italien & hollandois
Aux dépens de la Compagnie|à La Haye [The Hague] 1723|16.50 x 20.50 cm|4 tomes reliés en 1 volume
New edition in four languages following that cited on p. 59 by Mortier in 1659. This is the third edition, the first having been published in Paris in 1694, 8vo, in French only. The remarkable illustration includes an allegorical frontispiece by Jan van Vianen, a large folding plan of the city and château of Versailles, and 218 numbered plates, five of which are folding, all engraved by P. le Gros, Garnier, I. la Clerion, N. Coustous, Cornu, after drawings by Thomassin.
The work is divided into four parts with 3 title pages in red and black for the whole (one in Dutch, one in French, and one dated 1695 by Pierre Mortier), and 4 title pages in red and black for each of the volumes, detai
The work is divided into four parts with 3 title pages in red and black for the whole (one in Dutch, one in French, and one dated 1695 by Pierre Mortier), and 4 title pages in red and black for each of the volumes, detai
€1,500