Michel AUBERT (Paris 1704 - 1757) "Prome...
Michel AUBERT (Paris 1704 - 1757) "Promenade sur les remparts" Original etching by a subject by Antoine Watteau, made in 1732 as announced by Chereau and Surugue in the December issue of the "Mercure de France". Nice copy printed on laid paper bearing the "Colombaia" watermark, typical of French paper production of the XVIII century, trimmed just to the imprint of the slab and applied on a support sheet, with a slight trace of browning in the center and others small defects on the edges but overall in excellent general condition. Bibliography: LeBlanc "Manuel de l'Amateur d'Estampes" Paris 1854, vol.1 p. 64 n ° 22. Milesi "Dictionary of Engravers" Bergamo 1989 page 54. Roux "Inventaire du Fonds Francais - Dix-Huitième siecle" Paris 1931 volume I page 188 n ° 22. Measurements in mm: 490 x 579