Recueil de pierres gravees antiques
A catalogue of antique engraved gems and cameos compiled by Michel-Philippe Levesque de Gravelle and printed by Pierre-Jean Mariette in Paris in 1732 for collectors and antiquarians of classical art. Each plate holds a single Roman-numeral-numbered oval frame enclosing a sparse etched outline of a gem subject — Venus with Cupid, Mars in helmet with shield, figures with clubs and drapery — drawn in thin unshaded contour on wide blank paper, useful as isolated figure silhouettes, medallion frames, and numbered plate layouts.
