T.pl., 50 pl. on 44 sheets (each of the six pairs of plates numbered 19/20 - 29/30 is printed on one sheet); 189×245 mm.
Responsibility Note
In the first group of plates (1-18) pl. 9-18 are signed as engraved by A. Perelle; in the second group (19-30) none is signed; in the third group (31-36) the first is signed as made by Perelle; in the fourth group (37-50) the first is signed as drawn and engraved by A. Perelle and pl. 40, 47-49 are signed as engraved by A. Perelle.
References
N. Avel, 'Les Pérelle: graveurs de paysages du XVIIème siècle, in Bull. Soc. Hist. A. Fr. (1973), p.143-53; N. Avel, Les Pérelle, paysages, catalogue [dissertation, U. Paris IV] (1971); M. Rothlisberger, 'Les Pérelle', in Master Drawings, 5 (1967), p.283-5.
Summary Note
The plates fall into four groups: 1-18 (roundels) landscapes; 19-30 (small roundels) landscapes; 31-36 water-gardens; 38-50 landscapes and seascapes.
Copy Note
Imperfect: lacks pl. 46. A further 12 numbered plates of landscapes have been pasted in on preliminary pages and endpapers: those numbered 1-6 are signed as drawn and made by Perelle and published by Pierre Mariette; those numbered 7-12, as made, or drawn and made, by G. Per(r)elle and printed by P. Ferdinand. None carries a publication-date.
Binding Note
19th-century half red morocco, red cloth-covered boards; gilt-decorated soine, lettered 'Perelle Regueil', 'R.A.' and '1768'.
Subject
Landscapes (representations) - Gardens - Water-gardens - Fountains - History - 17th century
Pictorial works - France - 17th century - 18th century