dessiné leurs Noms. Traduit de l’
Allemand. De M. Christ, Professeur dans l’Université de Leipsick, & augmenté de plusieurs Supplémens. Par M**. de l’Acad. Imp. & de la Société Royale
de Londres. A
Paris: chez
Guillyn,
m. dcc. lxii
. Avec Approbation, & Privilege du Roi. [1762.]
8vo. 248 leaves, 6 folded plates of marks by Lattré, woodcut marks in the margins, printer’s imprint at the end.
Barbier I, 969.
Quérard II, 200.
This was one of the books bought by Jefferson from the library of the Rev. Samuel Henley; the title is included in the list
appended by Jefferson to his letter dated from Paris, March 3, 1785, and also in the later list of the same purchase made by Jefferson.
Johann Friedrich Christ, 1700-1756, German historian and antiquarian, published his first book at the age of thirteen. He was professor of history
at Leipsic, left that position in order to travel, and eventually returned to the same institution as professor of poetry.
The information in this
Dictionnaire, first published in German in 1747, is founded on his own collection of works of art.
Godfried Sellius, d. 1767, historian, was born in Danzig. He was the author of a number of histories, and published the first edition of his
translation of Christ’s
Dictionnaire in 1750. He was a member of a number of learned societies in France and in England.
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Galerie de Paris.
12
mo.
1815 Catalogue, page 131, no. 6, as above.
Notice des Statues, Bustes et Bas-Reliefs, de la Galerie des Antiques du Musée Central des Arts.
Paris,
1803.
12mo. A copy of this catalogue was not available for examination.
The Galerie des Antiques du Musée Central des Arts was situated in the Louvre.
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Galerie des antiques a Paris par Le grand
8
vo.
1815 Catalogue, page 131, no. 13, as above.
LEGRAND,
Augustin.
Galeries des Antiques, ou Esquisses des Statues, Bustes et Bas-reliefs, fruit des conquêtes de l’Armée d’Italie. Par Aug. Legrand. A
Paris: chez
Ant. Aug. Renouard
xi.--
1803.
N2030 .L5
First Edition. 8vo. 30 leaves of text (1
4, 2
4, 3
2, 4
4, 5
4, 6
8, 7
4), 92 numbered engraved plates, unsigned, 1 unnumbered plate by Aug. St. Aubin after J. G. Salvage.
Jefferson bought a copy from
Reibelt of Baltimore on December 24, 1804, price $
3.50. It was one of the books retained for his own use from those sent by Reibelt on approval for the Secretary of State, and
is included in all lists of his purchases made during that year.
“
Galeries des Antiquités,” probably meant for this book, was bound for Jefferson by John March, on February 15, 1805, in calf, gilt, plates difficult,
$1.25.
On May 17, 1805, Jefferson wrote to Reibelt: “
Th: Jefferson presents his salutations to m(
~
r)
Reibelt and his thanks for the communication of the Catalogues, which he now returns except the Notice de la galerie des
antiques, & the Catalogues des estampes. the 1
st. of these appearing to be a
complete
catalogue of the new acquisitions of the museum, and the other comprehending matter new to him altogether, he begs leave
to detain them a little longer for further examination . . .
”
Augustin Legrand, fl. 1803-1830, French engraver.
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