Guillaume Jean Constantin, 1755-1816 : a drawings dealer in Paris /
Published by Ad Ilissvm for the Fondation Custodia this extraordinary and original study traces the career of the influential Paris art dealer Guillaume Jean Constantin (1755-1816). Using Constantin's dealer's mark and a wealth of unpublished archival material, Joachim Jacoby reconstructs...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London :
Ad Ilissum, an imprint of Paul Holberton Publishing,
2018.
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| Series: | Fondation Custodia studies in the history of art
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| Summary: | Published by Ad Ilissvm for the Fondation Custodia this extraordinary and original study traces the career of the influential Paris art dealer Guillaume Jean Constantin (1755-1816). Using Constantin's dealer's mark and a wealth of unpublished archival material, Joachim Jacoby reconstructs Constantin's hitherto unknown business activities and rediscovers an early and important instance of a bourgeois art dealer. In the course of the 18th century, drawings by old and contemporary masters became an esteemed collectors item and, in consequence, a highly valued commodity of the art market. This study looks at this business from the perspective of the art dealer Guillaume Jean Constantin (1755-1816), who was active in Paris during the last quarter of the 18th and the first years of the 19th century. This handsomely produced book is published by Ad Ilissvm in a new series, 'The Fondation Custodia Studies in the History of Art', which reflects and continues forward into the present the scholarly interests of the institution's founder, Frits Lugt. |
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| Physical Description: | xi, 178 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 162-168) and index. |
| ISBN: | 191216812X 9781912168125 |