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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;architrave, post: 207972, member: 3723&quot;]According to this link the draughtsman was Antoine Borel:</p><p><a href="http://www.rcip-chin.gc.ca/bd-dl/artefacts-eng.jsp?emu=en.artefacts:/ws/human/user/www/Record&amp;w=chinkey%3D%27MUCQ1993.35717.128%27&amp;currLang=English" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.rcip-chin.gc.ca/bd-dl/artefacts-eng.jsp?emu=en.artefacts:/ws/human/user/www/Record&amp;w=chinkey%3D%27MUCQ1993.35717.128%27&amp;currLang=English" rel="nofollow">http://www.rcip-chin.gc.ca/bd-dl/artefacts-eng.jsp?emu=en.artefacts:/ws/human/user/www/Record&amp;w=chinkey=&#039;MUCQ1993.35717.128&#039;&amp;currLang=English</a></p><p><br /></p><p>The engraving was&nbsp; originally&nbsp; made for&nbsp; &quot;La Galerie du Palais-Royal, gravée d&#039;après les tableaux des différentes écoles qui la composent&quot; published by J Couché in&nbsp; three volumes in 1786, but reprinted in the mid 19th century. The first publication had a great deal of engraved text on the lower part of the plate, which was clearly removed for the 19th century edition:</p><p><a href="https://archive.org/stream/gri_33125008483675#page/n28/mode/1up" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://archive.org/stream/gri_33125008483675#page/n28/mode/1up" rel="nofollow">https://archive.org/stream/gri_33125008483675#page/n28/mode/1up</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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