Recueil de griffonnis, de vuës, paysages, fragments antiques et sujets historiques, gravés tant à l'eau forte qu'au lavis
A French collection of etchings and wash prints by Jean-Claude Richard de Saint-Non, published in Paris in 1780, gathering sketches, views, landscapes, antique fragments and history subjects for an educated collector's portfolio. The album pages mount several small plates each, mostly allegorical figures on clouds, classical putti, and figures at tables or in interiors. A designer could draw on the loose, sketchy hatching and the way small vignettes are arranged in pairs and triples across a page.
