DESCRIPTION: Scarce French vue d'optique or optical print ca. 1760 of the Port of Pekin or Beijing, China. Engraved by the sons of Jacques Gabriel Huquier. In the foreground of this colorful original antique engraving numerous covered boats are unloaded by a variety of workers dressed in colorful native apparel.
Attribution at bottom reads "A Paris ches Huquier Fils, Graveur rue St. Jacques, au Grand St. Remy." Jacques Gabriel Huquier (1725 - 1805) was an engraver and printseller located at Rue St. Jacques in Paris, France. Jacques-Gabriel fils was the son of J. Gabriel Huquier, also a printseller and engraver who worked from the same address. According to Jeffares, Jacques-Gabriel Huquier made a fortuitous marriage in 1758:
"[J.G. Huquier] married Anne-Louise, the daughter of the engraver Jacques Chéreau. She brought a dowry of 10,000 livres, mostly in stock in the business at rue Saint-Jacques, “au Grand Saint-Rémy”, and for the next three years with Huquier fils and Chéreau collaborated as engravers and printsellers." (Source : http://www.pastellists.com/Articles/HUQUIER.pdf.)
By 1772 Huquier had abandoned his family and emigrated to England. Screenplay in progress.
PUBLICATION DATE: 1760
GEOGRAPHIC AREA: China
BODY OF WATER: Unknown
CONDITION: Fair.
Strong laid paper. Light stains support the age of the engraving and argue for orginal color. Adequate margins.
COLORING: Period hand coloring.
ENGRAVER: Huquier
SIZE: 14
" x
10 "
ITEM PHYSICAL LOCATION: 6
PRICE: $320
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