LEPAUTRE. Jean. - Lot 217

LEPAUTRE. Jean. [Oeuvres]. Paris (1660-1750). Composite album of 602 engravings mounted on strong paper bound in 4 infolio vols, 19th century red half-chagrin, spine ribbed. Important collection of 602 copper engravings by Jean Lepautre, architect, draughtsman and engraver to the King, depicting burials, tombs, mausoleums, fountains, vases, trophies of arms, alcoves Jean Le Pautre was one of the most important ornamentalists of his time, executing more than 1500 most often based on his own compositions. Some engravings bear the signature or the name of Jean Lepautre, while the vast majority are later eighteenth-century prints. 18th century. The fourth volume, preceded by a handwritten title ("Oeuvres de Lepautre. Pièces détachées") brings together later figures, some of them after Lepautre.