Book
Bernard Picart (Paris 1673 - Amsterdam 1733)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
Unknown
Materials
Paper and ink
Measurements
275 x 360 x 3 mm
Order this imageCollection
Stourhead, Wiltshire
NT 732679
Summary
Proof book of eight anatomical engravings held together with string, 'Livre Nouveau de principes de Bernard Picart'. Date unknown.
Provenance
Bequeathed to the National Trust along with Stourhead House, its grounds, and the rest of the contents by Sir Henry Hugh Arthur Hoare, 6th Bt (1865 – 1947) in 1946.
Makers and roles
Bernard Picart (Paris 1673 - Amsterdam 1733) , engraver (inciser) Bernard Picart (Paris 1673 - Amsterdam 1733) , illustrator