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Jacques Grasset Saint de Sauveur - Eight 18th Century hand tinted engravings

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  • Dimensions: Width: 7 Inches; Height: 9.5 Inches
  • Vintage: From the 18th century
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May include: Four antique prints depicting people in various costumes. The top left print shows a man in a brown hooded cloak holding a rifle. The top right print shows a man in a green and yellow costume holding a rifle. The bottom left print shows a person in a colorful feathered headdress and a red and yellow skirt holding a spear. The bottom right print shows a person in a brown dress and a white shawl holding a round fan.

Original hand tinted engravings by 18th Century Canadian/French artist Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur. The 8 engravings are from a 5 volume Encyclopaedia titled 'Encyclopedie Des Voyage' published in France in 1796. They covered information and colour plates pertaining to people, culture and communities around the world, covering all 5 continents.

About the artist
Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur was born in Montreal, Canada in 1757. His family fled for France in 1764 when Canada was ceded to the United Kingdom. He studied in France with the Jesuits of Sainte-Barbe. He went on to become a diplomat and served as Vice-consul in Hungary and then Consul in Cairo. He travelled the world gathering information and created many drawings along the way. He was a renowned editor, writer and engraver and published approximately 20 books in his short life. He died 1810.

The prints are not reproductions and were taken from the original volumes. The cuts are irregular and each prints measure approximately 7x9.5". The images measure 4.5x6.5" with a couple slightly larger. The engravings are not framed.

Titles of each image: In no particular order

- Catalanne
- Paysanne de Bade
- Guerierre de la Riviere de Amazone
- Femme Insulaire de Minorque
- Morlaque de Canton de Segna
- Paysan de L'isle de Corse en Embuscade
- Patre des Vogue
- Paysan de Kamtschatka

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Listed on Aug 19, 2026