Lot no. 1158
Nicolas Maréchal
Camelus Dromedarius - Das Dromedar
Aquarell auf Pergament. 25,2 x 20,5 cm.
Signiert unten links: Maréchal f..
Provenienz
Süddeutsche Privatsammlung.
Literatur
Erschienen in: La Ménagerie du Museum d’Histoire Naturelle, Lacépède, Cuvier et Geoffroy, Miger, Paris, 1804, p. 139.
Dieses Aquarell gehört zu einer Gruppe von Vorlagen, die im Auftrag des Comte de Lacépède (1756-1825) und Baron Cuvier (1769-1832) für ihr Buch „La Ménagerie du Museum d'Histoire Naturelle ou Description et Histoire des Animaux“ entstanden sind. Das mehrbändige Werk wurde 1804 gedruckt und galt als eines der besten Werke der französischen Naturgeschichte des 18. Jahrhunderts.
Eine Gruppe von Künstlern unter der Leitung des niederländischen Malers Gerard van Spaendonck wurde für die Illustrationen der Tiere beauftragt, darunter Nicolas Maréchal, Nicolas Huet (1770-1830) und Léon de Wailly (1801-1824).
Das auf dem Höhepunkt der französischen Aufklärung gedruckte Buch sollte das Studium und das Interesse an der Naturgeschichte fördern. Nach dem Vorbild der Enzyklopädie von Diderot et d'Alembert wurden die exotischen und wilden Tiere im Naturhistorischen Museum von Paris um 1800 „portraitiert“ und mit Texten von Cuvier oder Lacépède begleitet.
Die Zeichnung wurde von Simon Charles Miger (1736-1820) in Kupfer gestochen.Nicolas Maréchal
Camelus Dromedarius - The Dromedary
Watercolour on parchment. 25.2 x 20.5 cm.
Signed lower left: Maréchal f..
Literature
Published in: La Ménagerie du Museum d’Histoire Naturelle, Lacépède, Cuvier et Geoffroy, Miger, Paris, 1804, p. 139.
The present work is an original watercolour, formerly from a group of painted illustrations commissioned by the Comte de Lacépède (1756-1825) and the Baron Cuvier (1769-1832) to illustrate their publication titled: "La Ménagerie du Museum d'Histoire Naturelle ou Description et Histoire des Animaux", first printed 1801 and later considered one of the finest examples of eighteenth-century French natural history.
A group of artists were employed to produce images of the finest quality for the text, led by the Dutch painter Gerard van Spaendonck. This included Nicolas Maréchal (1753-1803), Nicolas Huet (1770-1830) and Léon de Wailly (1801-1824), each renowned for skilled draughtsmanship.
The book, printed at the height of the French Enlightenment, aimed to advance the study and interest in natural history.
Following the example of Diderot's and d'Alembert's Encyclopedia, it surveys the exotic and wild animals held in the Natural History Museum of Paris around 1800. Importantly to the scientific nature of this work, all the animals presented were drawn from a live specimen. They are individually illustrated and examined with a text from Cuvier or Lacépède.
The watercolour was engraved in copper by Simon Charles Miger (1736-1820).
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