18th Century Leonardo Da Vinci Copper Prints
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This set of beautiful copper print from the master Leonardo Da Vinci made during the 18th century, come from the Collection de la Chalcographie du Louvre.
The images depicting Elderly male head, Allegory of a solar mirror and a collage of faces.
Le Compte de Caylus, (1692-1765), Louis XIV’s little nephew, entered the Académie des lettres in 1714. Trained in drawing by Watteau and engraving by Mariette, he interprets the drawings of the Cabinet du Roy to which he has access. This represents, for the Chalcography of the Louvre, a set of 223 plates engraved after the greatest artists.
Leonardo da Vinci is one of them. Florentine Renaissance painter, he is known as a scientist, engineer, inventor, philosopher, writer…
This interpretation illustrates the essential quality of Caylus whose etchings are well enough engraved to recall the spirit of the original.
The print expertly mounted and framed and once find the signatures of the artists.
Truly a true representation of the Italian Renaissance Master Leonardo!
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