DUMONT (Gabriel Pierre Martin). Détails des plus intéressant - Lot 255

DUMONT (Gabriel Pierre Martin). Détails des plus intéressantes parties d'architecture de la basilique de St Pierre de Rome, levés et dessinés sur le lieu... Paris, chez l'auteur, Mme Chereau, 1763. In-folio, 32.5 x 48 cm, 4 ff. with portrait and 14 + 11 + 70 plates, contemporary binding in marbled brown calf, spine ribbed and decorated with gilt irons. First edition of the first suite alone of the catalog of Dumont's work, published in 12 suites, and dedicated to the Marquis de Marigny, director of the King's buildings and brother of the Marquise de Pompadour. Illustrated with a portrait of Dumont engraved by Baron after Kucharski and 96 plates engraved by Poulleau, Tarwal et alii after the author. Band with Marigny's coat of arms, engraved after Choffard. The "Catalogue de l'œuvre completde Mr Dumont" (1 engraved leaf) is bound at the head. The two leaves of register extracts usually placed in fine are not present. The collation of this copy is slightly different from that given by Millard. Gabriel-Pierre-Martin Dumont (1713?-1794), third prize winner at the Académie royale d'architecture in 1736, was awarded the Grand Prix de Rome the following year. In 1746, he was admitted to the Académie de Saint-Luc and accompanied Soufflot to Paestum in 1750. Freckles, some plates uniformly browned, tear to plate 12 of the second series without missing, first leaf and title soiled, some wetness in the margins. Old spelling and corrections in ink on the catalog leaf. Binding skilfully restored, spine and corners entirely restored. A few small scratches on the boards and wetness on the first cover. Millard I, 66.