Bi.1.11, Bp.20.01
[Galerie de Girardon].
Other title: Suite du cabinet du Sr. Girardon
[Paris?], [1713].
[13] leaves of plates (some folded) : ill. ; Fol.
Copy catalogued lacks t.p.: title taken from the entry for François Girardon (1628-1715) in Grove's Dictionary of Art.
Drawings of the sculptures owned by François Girardon, executed jointly by René Charpentier and Gilles-Marie Oppenord, between 1709 and 1713, and engraved by Nicolas Chevallier and Franz Ertinger.
Armorial bookplate of Eton College.
Topham stamp; bequeathed to Eton College by Richard Topham in 1736.
18th century quarter leather and marbled paper on board.
Previous shelfmark: Bi.1.12a.
Bound in two volumes: the seven folio sized plates entitled 'Suite du Cabinet du Sr. Girardon' are at Bi.1.11; the folded plates at Bp.20.01.
Sculpture, Classical Private collections Early works to 1800.
Charpentier, René, 1680 - 1723 artist.
Chevallier, Nicolas, ? - d. 1720 engraver.
Topham, Richard, 1671 - 1730 former owner.
France Paris.
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