HANCARVILLE, Pierre d' and DAVID, François-Anne (engraver). Etruscan

HANCARVILLE, Pierre d' and DAVID, François-Anne (engraver). Etruscan, Greek, and Roman Antiquities. A fine contemporary copy of the first French edition of this archaeological manifesto that influenced European taste. The set is illustrated with 5 watercolor frontispieces and 361 engraved plates, more than half of which are enhanced with a bistre wash. Paris, published by the author, 1785–1787. 5 volumes in-4, each bound in red long-grain half-maroquin, with a smooth spine divided by gilt f

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