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Hand-Colored Astronomical Engravings

Creator: Louis Charles Desnos
Offered by: Acroterion

Description
Collection of three hand-colored map engravings illustrating spheres in ornate Rococo borders by Louis Brion de la Tour (1743-1803) and Louis Charles Desnos (circa 1725-1805); Published by Louis Charles Desnos; Paris, 1766; conservation framed in parcel-gilt black painted wood frames with painted foliate motif corners and French matted with marbled borders. The titles are as follows: "Sphere de Copernic / Sphere de Ptolemee", "Demonstrations Geometriques, des Spheres Droite, Paralelle, et Oblique", and "Sphere Droite / Sphere Paralelle". Image size: 16.5" by 14.5".

More Information

Documentation:	Signed
Origin:	France
Period:	18th Century
Materials:	Paper, watercolor, wood, glass
Condition:	Excellent.
Creation Date:	1766
Styles / Movements:	Old Master, Other
Incollect Reference #:	283440

Dimensions

W.	25.07 in;	H.	23.19 in;	D.	1.07 in;
W.	63.68 cm;	H.	58.9 cm;	D.	2.72 cm;

Message from Seller:

Acroterion, the company, founded in late 2012, is by appointment in the historic Hudson Valley of upstate New York specializing in exceptional fine and decorative art from eastern to western, ancient to current; with a focus on the unique and timeless. The curated inventory is ever-changing and discriminately chosen by the founder and owner Randal Dawkins. Having a passion for fine objects and design from an early age, Mr. Dawkins graduated in 2004 from Sotheby’s Institute of Art, London.

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