Lot 100010: Pierre Bouillon – Rare engraving of the Roman Emperor Claudius 1811
This rare copperplate engraving of an ancient sculpture of the Roman Emperor Claudius by Pierre Bouillon from Le Musée des Antiques. Published in Paris between 1811-1827.
The plate, entitled Claude, has the inscription lower left – Dessiné et gravé par Bouillon (Designed and engraved by Bouillon).
This engraving is from the first and only edition of Pierre Bouillon’s monumental publication on classical sculpture, devoted exclusively to the classical sculptures of the Louvre Museum.
Pierre Bouillon (1776–1831) was a French painter and engraver.
Size: 20.5in x 13in (52cm x 33cm)
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