Grand Chef de Guerriers Iroquois

Method Etching and aquatint with original hand colouring
Artist Jacques Grasset de Saint Sauveur after J. Laroque
Published Paris, 1796
Dimensions Image 185 x 122 mm, Plate 210 x 140 mm, Sheet 254 x 185 mm
Notes A print of the Chief of the Iroquois from Encyclopedie des voyages.... vol. 2 Amerique.

Jacques Grasset de Saint Sauveur (1757-1810) was a writer and diplomat. Born in Montreal, Canada he went to Paris in 1764 and studied with the Jesuits at St. Barbara. He eventually became a diplomat. He was vice-consul to Hungary and then Cairo. From 1784 until his death he devoted his time to writing and produced twenty books.
Framing unmounted
Price £180.00
Stock ID 33092

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