Alphonse Leroy, “Young Boy”, c1858, after Agostino Carracci (formerly Annibale Carracci)

Alphonse Leroy (aka Alphonse Alexandre Leroy) (1820–1902)

“Young Boy” (aka “Jeune Garçon”), c.1858, after the chalk study “Portrait de Jeune Homme”, 1585/1592, in the collection of the Musée du Louvre (inv. no. 7381, Recto [see https://collections.louvre.fr/ark:/53355/cl020004306]) by Agostino Carracci (aka Augustin Carrache) (1557–1602), plate 17 (XVII) from the series of 31 plates commissioned under the patronage of Count Alfred Émilien O'Hara van Nieuwerkerke (1811–1892) after old master drawings transcribed as engravings to be used as drawing lesson studies (“Cours de Dessin”) in “Collection de dessins originaux de grands maîtres gravés en fac-simile par Alphonse Leroy; avec texte explicatif par MM. F. Reiset et F. Villot, conservateurs du Musée Imperial du Louvre”, printed by L Eudes (fl.1876–1888) and published in 1857–1859 (for plates 1–20) and 1860 (for plates 21 to 31) by Dusacq & Cie (fl.1864–1869) in Paris.

Note that the inscription in the plate along the lower edge attributes the original drawing to Annibale Carracci with the life dates of 1560–1618 (instead of 1560–1609). This is a former attribution proposed by the renowned connoisseur, Pierre-Jean Mariette (1694–1774), and the drawing is now attributed to Agostino Carracci (see inv. no. 7381, Recto).

Crayon-manner engraving with dot roulette, aquatint and plate tone, printed in a sanguine-coloured ink on buff-coloured chine collé (China paper) on light blue wove paper.

Size: (sheet) 43.5 x 38.5cm; (platemark) 44.5 X 30.8cm; (chine collé unevenly cut) 42.5 x 29cm; (image borderline) 36.5 x 24.9cm.

Lettered and numbered in plate above the image borderline: (centre) “COURS DE DESSIN/ FAC-SIMILE DES GRANDS MAÎTRES.”; (right) “Pl. XVII.”.

Lettered in plate below the image borderline: (left) “Dessiné par Annibal Carrache.”; (left of centre) “Carrache (Annibal) Peintre Bolonais, né en 1560, mort en 1618.”; (centre) “Imp^e. Eudes, Paris.”; (right) “Gravè par Alphonse Leroy./ DUSACQ & C^ie, B^t Poissonnière,14, Paris”.

Guermonprez & Lothe 60 (Paul Guermonprez & José Lothe 2007, “Alphonse Leroy Graveur 1820–1902”, Paris, Héritage Architecturel, p. 154, cat. no. 60).

Condition: a well-printed impression in an excellent condition with no tears, holes, folds, abrasions or significant stains.

I am selling this large crayon-manner engraving designed as a study for copying by art students, for AU$245 (currently US$158.37/EUR150.21/GBP125.49 at the time of posting this print) 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$245) as this is my currency.

If you are interested in purchasing this exceptionally beautiful engraving after a chalk study by Agostino Carracci (in the collection of the Louvre), please contact me (oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com) and I will send you a PayPal invoice to make the payment easy.