HUET Hipolyte (17.. - 18..)
No. 12564
Description
(17.. - 18..)
Jean-Jacques Rousseau à l'âge de 22 ans
after Joseph ALBRIER (1791-1863)
Engraving
Technical specifications
1824
A nice impression on wove paper, before the letter: "J.J. sans argent, sans azile à Lyon, et pourtant sans souci sur l'avenir, passa souvent la nuit à la belle étoile. (Confessions Livre 4.) / Dédié à Mr. Huet, Artiste de l'Opera Comique. Par son Neveu." (Jean Jacques, without money, and without shelter in Lyon, yet without worry about the future, often spent the night under the stars (Confessions, Book 4) / Dedicated to Mr Huet, artist of the Opera Comique, by his nephew."
Sheet: 355 x 270 mm.
Condition: small paper's abrasions in the corners, a small hole in the right edge, soft folds, very slight foxing in the edges.
