Album, Title Page

This is a Album. It was designed by Jean Tijou and print maker: Paul van Somer II and published by Jean Tijou. It is dated 1693 and we acquired it in 1920. Its medium is engraving and etching on laid paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

It is credited Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council.

It is signed

Lettered in plate, upper left: L. Laguerre Inv Delin.; lettered in plate, upper right: P. Vansomer Sc:

It is inscribed

Lettered in plate, center left: Nouveau Livre de Desseins/ Inventé et Dessiné par/ Jean Tijou/ Contenant plusieurs sortes douvrages de Fer/ comme, Portes, Frontispices, Balcons, Rampes/ D’escaliers, Panneaux &xc. dont la plus part ont/ estés Executees a Hampton Court Maison/ Royale, et aux Maisons de plusieurs persones/ de Qualité de ce Royaume. Le tout pour L’utilité/ de Ceux qui Veulent travailler le Fern en / Perfection, et avec Art./ et se vend Chez L’auteur/ a Londres 1693.; lettered in plate, center right: A new Booke of Drawings/ Invented and Desined by / John Tijou./ Containing several sortes of Iron worke as./ Gates, Frontispeices, Balconies, Stariceases,/ Pannells &c. of which the most part hath been/ wrought at the Royall Building of Hampton/ Court, and to several persons of Qualityes/ Houses of this Kingdome all for the Use of / them that will worke From in Perfection, / and with Art./ sold by the Author/ in London 1693.; inscribed in graphite, lower left margin: [---]age 123/ No.-96-

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