LANDON, Charles-Paul (1760--1826)
[Annales du Musée. Première collection. 1801--9]
Annales du Musée et de l'École moderne des beaux-arts. Recueil de gravures au trait, d'après les principaux ouvrages de peinture, sculpture, ou projets d'architecture qui, chaque année, ont remporté le prix, soit aux écoles spéciales, soit aux concours nationaux; les productions des artistes en tous genres, ... Rédigé par C.P. Landon, peintre, ...
A Paris (Place), chez C.P. Landon, peintre. De l'imprimerie des Annales du Musée,, 1801--9.
17 vols ; 20.8 cm. (8°)
I: [4], 148, viii p., engr. frontis., 72 pl.
II: [4], 143, [1], vi p., engr. frontis., 72 pl.
III: [8], 9--152, [1], viii--x p., engr. frontis., 72 pl.
IV: [4], 9--152, v, [1] p., engr. frontis., 72 pl.
V: viii, 9--152, vi p., engr. frontis., 72 pl.
VI: [4], 9--151, [1], vi p., engr. frontis., 72 [i.e. 71] pl. (1 fold.)
VII: [4], 9--151, [1], vi p., engr. frontis., 72 [i.e. 71] pl. (1 fold.)
VIII: [4], 9--152, vi p., engr. frontis., 72 [i.e. 71] pl. (1 fold.)
IX: [4], 9--147, [1], v, [1] p., engr. frontis., 72 [i.e. 67] pl. (3 fold.)
X: [4], 9--148, v, [1] p., engr. frontis., 72 [i.e. 69] pl. (2 fold.)
XI: [6], 9--149, [1], vi p., engr. frontis., 72 [i.e. 70] pl. (2 fold.)
XII: [4], 9--152, vi p., engr. frontis., 72 [i.e. 69] pl. (2 fold.)
XIII: [4], 9--152, vi p., engr. frontis., 72 [i.e. 70] pl. (1 fold.)
XIV: [4], 9--148, iv p., engr. frontis., 72 [i.e. 67] pl. (5 fold.)
XV: [2], 140, iv p., engr. frontis., 72 pl. [i.e. 67] pl. (3 fold.)
XVI: [4], 11--136, [1], viii--x p., engr. frontis., 72 [i.e. 63] pl. (6 fold.)
'Tome complémentaire': [5], 10--209, [1] p., 108 [i.e. 98] pl. (8 fold.)

This is the 'Première Collection' of the Annales du Musée, consisting of tomes I--XVI (1801--8) plus the 'Tome Complémentaire' of 1809 which includes at the end a general index of plates by artist. A subsidiary 4-volume series devoted to 'Paysages Et Tableaux De Genre', 1805--8 (q.v.), was also available to subscribers in tandem with the 'Première Collection'. The 'Seconde Collection, Partie Ancienne' of 1810--13 had a similar optional sub-series devoted to the biennial salon exhibitions in the Louvre (q.v.). Volume titles vary slightly, as do the printer's statements. The folding plates are assigned two or three numbers each. See BAL, Early printed books, no. 4191.

Copy Notes Imperfect; vol. I wants pl. 40, 52 & 71; vol. II wants pl. 4, 16, 17, 61, 68, 70 & 71; vol. III wants pl. 7, 47, 56 & 68; vol. IV wants pl. 1, 8, 11, 16, 17, 46 & 55; vol. V wants pl. 22, 25, 30, 35 & 55; vol. VI wants pl. 2, 26, 60 & 69; vol. VIII wants pl. 32, 47 & 70; vol. IX wants pl. 19. 20, 40, 44 & 57; vol. X wants pl. 26; vol. XI wants pl. 8 & 42; vol. XII wants pl. 19; vol. XIV wants pl. 72; vol. XVI wants pl. 4, 14, 15, 16, 17, 31 & 50. The dedication in vol. I and XI is misbound at the end of those volumes.

Binding C19th red paste-paper boards. Uniform with the copies of the subsidiary series.

Reference Number 2577

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