Cours complet de paysage, dédié a son élève et ami M. Fossau de Colombel, par Thenot

Jean-Pierre Thénot

RA Collection: Book

Record number

19/3775

Author

Variant Title

Complete landscape course, dedicated to his pupil and friend Mr. Fossaud de Colombel, by Thénot [English translation]

Imprint

A Paris: Chez l'auteur, Place des Victoires, 6, et chez les principaux éditeurs, libraires, marchands d'estampes, de Paris et des départments, 1834

Physical Description

63 pages : 60 plates ; 31 cm.

General Note

"Paris, Poussielgue, imprimeur, Rue du Croissant, 12" [half-title page verso]
The plates are captioned in French and English. Most are signed by Thénot and lithographed by `Thierry Frères, successor to Engelmann & Sons'. A few are dated 1834 or 1835. (The title page carries the date 1834).

Provenance

Inscribed in pencil on the front free endpaper: “My first copy book. Given to me when I was about 7 years old – by Dr. Elwyn of 36 York Terrace, Regents Park. G.A.S.” (i.e. G.A. Storey RA). It is also signed twice in pencil by G. A. Storey. Presented to the library by Piers Rodgers, January 1981

Contributors

G.A. Storey RA, previous owner
Piers Rodgers, previous owner, donor
Jean-Pierre Thénot, publisher