LEMPEREUR - MARIETTE. Description of the works that preceded - Lot 175

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LEMPEREUR - MARIETTE. Description of the works that preceded - Lot 175
LEMPEREUR - MARIETTE. Description of the works that preceded, accompanied and followed the casting in bronze of the equestrian statue of Louis XV the Beloved. Drawn up on the memoirs of M. Lempereur, former alderman. Paris, P. G. Le Mercier, 1768. In-folio of [2]-166 pages and 59 plates, 4 of which are folding, period worn calf. Only edition of this monumental work, an indispensable reference for the bronze casting trades. This treatise explains in detail the different steps of the casting of the great statue of Louis XV with the help of 59 beautiful engraved plates, 4 of which are folding. This statue sculpted by Edme Bouchardon, famous sculptor and friend of Mariette was put on the square named "Place Louis XV" in 1755. It was knocked down in 1792 and was renamed "Place de la Révolution". It is today the place of the Concorde. Copy in bad condition, the binding is damaged with missing parts, several pages and plates are browned, the copy is however quite complete.
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