Notice de quelques tableaux, dessins, estampes encadrées
Subtitle: en feuilles et en recueils, et autres objets de curiosité, provenans du cabinet de M. Contant, architecte du Roi, doyen de son Académie, premier architecte de S.A.S Monseigneur le duc d'Orléans, & ancien contrôleur des bâtimens de l'Hôtel royal des Invalides, dont la vente se sera le jeudi 27 novembre 1777 & jours suivans de relevée, en sa maison, rue de Harlay, près le quai des Orfèvres
Publisher: Chez Joullain, Marchand de Tableaux & d'Estampes, quai de la Mégisserie
Published: 1777
Place of publication: A Paris
Language: fre
Number of pages: 13
Subjects: Catalogs; Architects; Landscape architects
Other titles: Notice de principaux articles de tableaux, dessins, estampes encadrées, en feuilles et en recueils, et autres objets de curiosité; Catalogue des tableaux de M. Contant
Notes: "The ... sale catalogue of the famous architect and landscape designer to the French court. Contant d’Ivry (1698-1777), architect to the duc d’Orléans and designer of the largest portion of the Palais Royal, worked almost exclusively for the crown. He began by refining his drawing abilities with Watteau, then studied architecture under Nicolas Dulin. Contant’s first building dates from 1725 and three years later he had already entered the Académie d’Architecture. The court chose his plans for the reconstruction of the Madeleine, however, he died before this project could be completed and it was abandoned. A number of his structures were illustrated by Blondel in the Encyclopédie. Contant d’Ivry also created formal garden designs at Saint-Cloud, Arnouville, Saint-Ouen, and even Parma."-Jonathan Hill, Bookseller, website.

"The present catalogue details 55 lots, including paintings (by Carracci, Breughel, Boucher, and Contant himself); drawings (by Oppenord, Marot, Contant, etc.); prints, books of prints, and print suites (by le Bas, Audran, Edelinck, S. le Clerc, Choffard, etc.); and a telescope, a microscope, and several spheres and globes. Several of Contant’s designs and preparatory drawings count among the lots."--Jonathan Hill, Bookseller, website.

"Les amateurs pourrant voir les objets qui la composent, le Mardi 25 & Mercredi 26 le matin seulement."

54 [i.e. 55] lots; lot 20, two different sale lots, numbered 20 and 20*.

Date of sale: Thursday, November 27, 1777.

Place of sale: Paris, France.

Colophon information on page after numbered page 13.
Table of contents: title: Tableaux [lots 1-11]; title: Dessins [lots 12-21]; title: Estampes encadrées [lots 22-28]; title: Estampes en feuilles [lots 29-32]; title: Différentes suites et recueils d'estampes [lots 33-49]; title: Différens olbjets de curiosité [lots 50-54].