Description

Honoré Coussin (1698 -1779)

Honoré Coussin : The flood

Etching

Proof on laid paper, engraving after a drawing by Raymond La Fage (Lisle-sur-Tarn, 1656 – Lyon, 1684), French draftsman and engraver. Mentions : on the left, ‘la fage inv. – in the center, ‘h. coussin sculp.

Margins, dimensions at the watermark : H. 220 mm x W. 290 mm.

Sources: Inventory of the French collection, engravers of the 18th century / National Library, Department of Prints. Volume V, Cochin fils (Charles-Nicolas)-H. Dambrun / by Marcel Roux,. – Bibliothèque nationale (Paris), 1946, article COUSSIN (H.), n. 1 Edition : [S.l.] , [17..]

Condition: two small halos in the left margin without affecting the subject. Traces of mounting on the back with paper remnants and soiling without affecting the subject.