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Set of 30 Gouget Copper Engravings

1834    30 copper engravings by Gouget of Fables of La Fontaine.  Plus two duplicates of "The Peasant from the Danube.  9½" x 13".  €120 from Alain Cano, Lyon, through Ebay, Feb., '25.

I have enjoyed finding various forms of this set of engravings.  These correspond to pages of the two volumes "Fables de La Fontaine: Edition Taille-Douce," published by LeCointe and Pougin.  Their quality varies.  I especially impressed with "The Spider and the Swallow"; the second illustration for "The Peasant from the Danube"; "The Dog and His Master's Lunch"; and "The Eagle and the Magpie."  A real find for €4 a print!  The torn left margins suggest that these were once bookpages, probably from the volumes I just mentioned.

4.21 Eye of Master

Epilogue to Book 6

8.5 Man and Flea

8.7 Dog & Master's Lunch

8.9 Rat and Oyster

8.11 Two Friends

8.13 Thyrsis & Amaranthe

8.18 Bassa and Merchant

8.23 Torrent & River

8.24 Education

8.26 Democritus

9.1 Unfaithful Depositary

9.6 Statue-Maker & Jupiter

9.15 Husband, Wife & Thief

9.16 Treasure & Two Men

10.6 Spider & Swallow

10.15 Merchant, Noble, Shepherd & King's Son

11.4 Mongolian's Dream

11.5 Lion, Monkey & Two Asses

11.7 Peasant from Danube

11.7 Peasant from Danube 2

12.1 Ulysses' Companions

12.2 Cat and Two Sparrows

12.7 Bat, Bush, and Duck

12.12 Eagle and Magpie

12.14 Fox, Flies, & Hedgehog

12.15 Love and Folly

12.22 Scythian Philosopher

12.23 English Fox

12.27 Arbiter, Almoner, & Hermit