A Catalogue And Description Of The Whole Of The Works Of The Celebrated Jacques Callot; Consisting Of 1450 Pieces, Including those attributed to him, and after him. To Which Is Added, A List Of The Best Pieces Of This Master, For The Use Of Those Who would make a Select Collection of his Works. With A Brief Sketch Of His Life. Translated from the Manuscript of a French Amateur, carefully compared with the Set in the Cabinet of the late King Of France; Callot's own Set, in the Possession of M. Silvestre, of Versailles; and many other Collections, in which are many Uniques, and curious Variations. - By J.H. Green. -

J. H. Green

RA Collection: Book

Record number

07/2171

Author

Imprint

London:: Printed by J. Barfield, No. 91, Wardour Street, Soho. For J.H. Green, Book and Print Dealer, Wells-Street, Oxford-Street. Sold also by Clark, New Bond-Street; A. Molteno, Pall-Mall; S. Harding, ditto; Dodd, Tavistock-Street; Richardson, Strand; Floyer, ditto; Manson, Gerrard-Street, Soho; Reynolds, Oxford-Street; Symonds, Paternoster-Row, &c. &c., 1804.

Physical Description

xx, 51, [1], add. engr. t.pl., frontis. (port.); 154 mm. (12mo.)

General Note

Page vii is misnumbered as vi.

Contents

[Frontis., add. engr. t.pl., t.p.] - Introduction - [Text].

Responsibility Note

The frontispiece and added engraved title-plate are unsigned.

References

P. Choné, Jacques Callot [exhibition catalogue] (1992); H.D. Russell et al., Jacques Callot prints and related drawings [exhibition catalogue] (1975).

Summary Note

The added engraved title-plate reads, 'Catalogue and Description of the Works of Callot.' It shows two figures by Callot. The frontispiece portrait is captioned, 'J. Callot'.

Provenance

Purchased for RA Library in 1884 (see RA Annual Report for 1884, p. 56).

Binding Note

20th-century blue cloth; spine lettered 'Green - Catalogue Of Works Of Callot 1804' and 'R.A.'

Name as Subject

Subject

Engravings - Etchings - Prints - Drawings - Draughtsmen - Etchers - Engravers - Italy - France - History - 17th century
Art history - Catalogues - Biography - Great Britain - 19th century

Contributors

John Barfield, printer
J. H. Green, publisher, bookseller
Anthony Molteno, bookseller
Silvester Harding, publisher, bookseller
Thomas Dodd, bookseller