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CONTE (delineavit) & DELAUNAY

DESCRIPTION DE L'EGYPTE. Arts et métiers. Le Teinturier, Le Cordier. (ETAT MODERNE, volume II, planche XVI)

Imprimerie Impériale, Paris 1809-1829, 53,5x71cm, une feuille.

Original etching in plano, untrimmed, extracted from the "Imperial Edition" of the Description of Egypt or Series observations and research made in Egypt during the French expedition, published by order of His Majesty the Emperor Napoleon Great. Conducted between 1802 and 1830 and published between 1809 and 1828, she was taken in 1000 copies available to institutions. laid paper watermark visible in old and modern Egypt by transparence.Légères marginal foxing and without any harm to the engraving, otherwise excellent state of preservation and freshness. monumental first edition of the Description of Egypt in 13 volumes contained 892 colored plates of which 72, including 9 volumes involved antiquity. dealt Other volumes of Natural History and the Modern Egypt since Napoleon Bonaparte had brought with him a commission of scholars from all disciplines so that, they said, was stored in describing the richest museum of the Universe. The work was written in part by Baron Dominique Vivant Denon, before he became DG of Napoleon in the Louvre Museum. More than 80 artists and 400 writers were hired for this huge project. The dimensions of the exceptionally large boards necessitated the creation of a special press and a specific piece of furniture to keep them ...! --- Please note that the translation in english is done automatically, we apologize if the formulas are inaccurate. Contact us for any information!

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