Catalogue Raisonne des Diverses Curiosites du Cabinet de Feu M. Quentin de Lorangere

E F Gersaint; Quentin de Lorangere

Paris, J. Barois, 1744

[An important art reference work, containing first biography of Watteau] Bound in French, contemporary, marbled calf.  Rubbing to extremities. Gilt ruled and decorated spine.  Reinforced gutters. 17 cm. xviii, 294, 96 pages, engraved frontispiece by Cochin.  All edges gilt. Marbled end sheets. Generally clean, unmarked pages. 929 lots listed.  "Table alphabetique" (96 p. at end) includes notes on the artists and their works. BMC XV, 1121-489. Cicognara 4405.