Simon Charles Miger, “Studies of Twenty-Two Antique Heads”, 1779, after Jacques François Amand

Simon Charles Miger (1736–1820)

“Studies of Twenty-Two Antique Heads”, 1779, the final plate from the series of four plates, “Études de Têtes d’Après l’Antique” (Studies of Heads after the Antique), after the design by Jacques François Amand (1730–1769), possibly published in Paris by Paul André Basset (fl.1785–1819), as the publication details for the first plate in the series has this publisher’s address (see https://philamuseum.org/collection/object/6468).

Interestingly, this print was exhibited in the Paris Salon of 1779 as cat. no. 269.

Engraving on laid paper with full margins and with the two binding holes in the margin at left as published.

Size: (sheet) 29.5 x 43 cm; (platemark) 14.8 x 23.5 cm; (image borderline) 13 x 16.7 cm.

Inscribed in plate below the image borderline: (left) “Amand del Romæ.”; (right) “Miger Sc.”

Émile Bellier de La Chavignerie 10 (Émile Bellier de La Chavignerie 1856, “Biographie et catalogue de l'oeuvre du graveur Miger”, Paris, J.B. Dumoulin, p. 66, cat. no. 10 [see https://archive.org/details/biographieetcat00chavgoog/page/n80/mode/2up]).

See also the description of this print offered by the Philadelphia Museum of Art: https://philamuseum.org/collection/object/6464.

Condition: a strong and well-printed impression with wide margins and the two binding holes of publication in the left margin. Beyond minor surface marks appropriate to the size and considerable age of the print, the sheet is in a good condition with no significant stains.

I am selling this finely executed sheet of profile portrait studies from antique sculptures, for the total cost of AU$259 (currently US$175.57/EUR158.65/GBP133.59 at the time of posting this listing) including Express Mail (EMS) postage and handling to anywhere in the world, but not (of course) any import duties/taxes imposed by some countries. Note that payment is in Australian dollars (AU$259) as this is my currency.

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