GÉRARD de LAIRESSE. The great book of painters. Moutard, 1787. 2 volumes in-4° calf porphyre, gilt foliage, spine ribbed and decorated (contemporary binding). First French edition, translated from the Dutch by Jansen Hendrik. The illustration consists of 35 plates engraved by Robert Bénard, including 3 fold-outs. The portrait is missing. Damage to the binding. Expert : Edgard Daval