Author: Bernard Picart (1673-1733) after Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669)
Title: [Antique prints, etching, 1728] Seven etchings of lions after Rembrandt, of a set of eight, making up part F of the series 'Recueil de lions’/Zeven etsen van leeuwen naar Rembrandt, published 1728, 7 pp.
Description: Seven etchings of lions after Rembrandt, of a set of eight, making up part F of the series 'Recueil de lions’.The frontispiece of the series of lions shows a lion resting on the ground, carrying the title of the series: ‘RECEUÏL de LIONS Dessinés d’apres nature par REMBRANDT et B. Picart qui les a gravés en 1728.’ At the bottom inscribed: ‘B. Picart ad Vivum del, et sculp.’ Lettered at the bottom left: ‘F.’ Numbered at the bottom right: ‘1.’ Etching on paper with small margins; platemark: 70 x 113 mm, total: 78 x 120 mm; traces of previous mounting on the verso.A lion standing. At the bottom inscribed: ‘B. Picart ad Vivum del. et sculp.’ Lettered at the bottom left: ‘F.’ Numbered at the bottom right: ‘2.’ Etching on paper with small margins; platemark: 69 x 113 mm, total: 79 x 122 mm; traces of previous mounting on the verso.A lion lying on its side. At the bottom inscribed: ‘B. Picart ad Vivum del. et sculp.’ Lettered at the bottom left: ‘F.’ Numbered at the bottom right: ‘3.’ Etching on paper with small margins; platemark: 70 x 113 mm, total: 77 x 122 mm; traces of glue and previous mounting on the verso.A lion resting on the ground. At the bottom inscribed: ‘B. Picart ad Vivum del. et sculp.’ Lettered at the bottom left: ‘F.’ Numbered at the bottom right: ‘4.’ Etching on paper with small margins; platemark: 70 x 113 mm, total: 80 x 122 mm; traces previous mounting on the verso.A chained lion resting on the ground. At the bottom inscribed: ‘Rembrand del. B. Picart sculp.’ Lettered at the bottom left: ‘F.’ Numbered at the bottom right: ‘5.’ Etching on paper with small margins; platemark: 71 x 107 mm, total: 82 x 119 mm; light foxing, traces of previous mounting on the verso.A lion sitting on the ground, seen from the back. At the bottom inscribed: ‘Rembrand del. B. Picart sculp.’ Lettered at the bottom left: ‘F.’ Numbered at the bottom right: ‘7.’ Etching on paper with small margins; platemark: 70 x 113 mm, total: 79 x 122 mm; traces of previous mounting on the verso.A lion lying down feeding from a bowl, seen from the back. At the bottom inscribed: ‘Rembrand del. B. Picart sculp.’ Lettered at the bottom left: ‘F.’ Numbered at the bottom right: ‘8.’ Etching on paper with small margins; platemark: 70 x 114 mm, total: 80 x 124 mm; light stain in the middle-left, light foxing, traces of previous mounting on the verso. Literature: Les peintres français du XVIIIe siècle : histoire des vies et catalogue, Louis Dimier, dl. 1, p. 393, cat.nr. 903-946.

Keywords: Animals|Frontispiece