Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Gautier Dagoty, 1717-1785
Title:
Observations sur l'histoire naturelle, sur la physique et sur la peinture : avec des planches imprimées en couleur : cet ouvrage renferme les secrets des arts, les nouvelles découvertes, & les disputes des philosophes & des artistes modernes : année 1752[-1755] ...
Published / Created:
A Paris : Chez Delaguette, rue S. Jacques, à l'olivier, [1752-1755].
Physical Description:
18 pts. : ill. (some col., some folded), maps ; 27 cm. (4to)
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
The mezzotint engravings are by Gautier Dagoty and the text is commonly attributed to him.
Exhibition History:
Color Printing in England, 1486-1870 (Yale Center for British Art, April 20, 1978-June 25, 1978)
Subject Terms:
Natural history -- Early works to 1800. | Science -- Early works to 1800. | Anatomy -- Early works to 1800. | Delaguette -- Publisher.
Form/Genre:
Mezzotints -- 1775.