Catalogue De Tableaux Des Ecoles D Italie De Flandres Et De France Dessins Estampes Terres Cuites

by Jacques Laure Le Tonnelier Auction Catalogue Le Bailli De Breteuil

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106 pp. 8vo, attractive antique calf-backed paste-paper boards, spine gilt, red morocco lettering piece on spine. Paris: Le Brun, 1785. The uncommon sale catalogue of the collection of a famous patron of the arts. Bailli de Breteuil 1725?-85 , an influential diplomat who was ambassador to Malta, collected paintings, sculptures, curiosities, and objets d’art. He lived in Rome for about two decades and he owned a magnificent Roman villa decorated by

• Binding: Leather

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