by LE MUSÉE FRANCAIS "Bacchus de Richelieu" Original etching by Jean Baptiste Raphael Urbain Massard (Paris 1775 - Viry Chatillon 1843) published by the publishers Peronville and Laurent in the first edition of the collection entitled "Le Musèe Francais, Recueil complet des tableaux, Statues et Bas Reliefs qui composent la Collection National ”printed by Imprimerie Hernan and De Mame Frères in Paris from 1803 to 1809. Nice copy missing the title, like all the plates of the first edition, printed on paper wire rod, with large margins beyond the imprint of the slab, with various small foxing points mainly at the edges but overall in a good state of conservation. The description sheet is added. This magnificent sculpture of the second century after Christ was part of the huge Statuary collection of the Cardinal of Richelieu (1585 - 1642) which was considered as one of the most prestigious collections of antiquities in France of the seventeenth century, many works, including this , were seized from the Richelieu family in the Revolutionary era and became part of the Louvre heritage where they are still preserved today. Bibliography: Brunet "Manuel du libraire et deateur de livres" Paris 1860 vol.4 n ° 1335. http://grandearte.net/other-anecdotes-painters-engravers-sculptors-and-architects/musee-francais- and-musee-royal LeBlanc "Manuel de l'Amateur d'Estampes" Paris 1856 vol.2 pag. 617 n ° 21. Milesi "Dictionary of Engravers" Bergamo 1989 pag.221. Measurements in mm: 485ca x 350ca