Artist: Lacroix de Marseille (France, c.1720-1782).
Engraver: Yves-Marie Le Gouaz (France, 1742 – 1816).
Title: Vue du port et golfe de Calvi dans l’Isle de Corse.
Signed,Titled, and Dated in plate: Peint par la Croix. Grave par Y. le Gouaz. Vue du port et golfe de Calvi dans l’Isle de Corse, Dédiée à Monsieur Jacques Aliamet Graveur du Roi: A Paris chez J. Fr. Chereau rue S. Jacques aux 2. Piliers d'Or. A.P.D.R. [avec privilège du roi] Par son très Humble Serviteur et Élève Le Gouaz.
Dimensions: Image 7 3/4" x 10 3/4". Sheet 11" x 13".
Publisher: Jacques Chereau, dit Chereau le jeune, 1688-1776, is a French designer, etcher and burin engraver, publisher and print dealer.
Date: 1777.
Materials and Techniques: engraving on laid paper.
Watermark: yes
Provenance: The Estate of George "Yorgo" Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute, and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, from 1965-2000.
Condition: Laid down, the margins were reinforced on the back with other paper. The signs of aging are appropriate for the time. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Museums and Libraries: BnF Catalogue Général. Identifiant de la notice ark:/12148/cb16892068b. Notice n° FRBNF16892068.
Art Movements, Periods & Schools: French School XVIII C.
Acknowledgement: This entry incorporates text from the catalog entry of a similar item from the BnF collection.