Shells
Date
1743
Creator
Jacques Fabien Gautier-Dagoty (1710 - 1781, French) , Engraver
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Material
Technique
Subject
Description
Conchological study of shells of an unknown mollusc.
Presented at a meeting of the Royal Society on 22 December 1743 and recorded in the Journal Book (JBO/19), “Mr Gautier who at the last meeting shew’d some print in colours now produced some very curious draughts of shells which were illuminated by the same art in their proper colours. For which he has the thanks.” The previous meeting records the first presentation of colour mezzotints “Mons Gautier a disciple of the late Mons le Blon shew’d several prints in colours made by mixture from the impressions of three plates, for which he had the thanks.”
Inscribed in ink “no.9” and pencilled “239”.
Jacques Fabien Gautier-d’Agoty (1710-1781) French painter, pastelist, and engraver, developed a four-plate colour mezzotint printing process, often used for anatomical illustration.
Presented at a meeting of the Royal Society on 22 December 1743 and recorded in the Journal Book (JBO/19), “Mr Gautier who at the last meeting shew’d some print in colours now produced some very curious draughts of shells which were illuminated by the same art in their proper colours. For which he has the thanks.” The previous meeting records the first presentation of colour mezzotints “Mons Gautier a disciple of the late Mons le Blon shew’d several prints in colours made by mixture from the impressions of three plates, for which he had the thanks.”
Inscribed in ink “no.9” and pencilled “239”.
Jacques Fabien Gautier-d’Agoty (1710-1781) French painter, pastelist, and engraver, developed a four-plate colour mezzotint printing process, often used for anatomical illustration.
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