BONNET, Louis-Marin, A Map with battle positions in the vicinity of Lille, plate VIII from La defense et l’attaque des petites postes, published in 1783

Bonnet was one of the most innovative colour printers of his century, more often engraving figurative or floral images. Here the precision of his à la poupée application of pigment is astonishing, and what is just a military map becomes a thing of beauty.

BONNET, Louis-Marin (1736–93)

A Map with battle positions in the vicinity of Lille, plate VIII from La defense et l’attaque des petites postes, published in 1783

Medium: Engraving, printed in blue, yellow, rose and black à la poupée, ca. 1783
Catalogue reference: Hérold 878 and page 28
Condition: A fine, fresh impression with the colours strong, trimmed inside the platemark but well outside the borderline all round. A centre fold visible on the verso, in very good condition.
Size: 230-235 × 367mm.
Additional notes: Bonnet was one of the most innovative colour printers of his century, more often engraving figurative or floral images. Here the precision of his à la poupée application of pigment is astonishing, and what is just a military map becomes a thing of beauty.
Price: $675 USD

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