Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur & Labrousse

Groenlandais (Native of Greenland)

An original hand-coloured engraving designed by Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur and engraved by Labrousse, Groenlandais (Native of Greenland) hails from a late eighteenth century publication entitled, Costumes de Different Pays. Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur both wrote the text and designed the engravings. He was actually born in Montreal, Quebec but went to live in Paris when New France was surrendered to the British.

Another impression of Groenlandais (Native of Greenland) may be seen online at the web site for the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

Original Engraving designed by Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur Engraved by Labrousse.

Groenlandais (Native of Greenland)

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Title:	Groenlandais (Native of Greenland)
Artist:	Grasset de Sainte-Sauveur, Jacques (Montreal, 1757 - Paris, 1810)
Engraver:	Labrousse (French, active late 18th century)
Date:	c. 1797
Medium:	Original Hand-Coloured Engraving
Note:	Jacques Grasset de Sainte-Sauveur: A late eighteenth and early nineteenth century French (Canadian) artist, writer and diplomat, Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur left Montreal in 1764 and began his studies with the Jesuits of Sainte-Barbe, in Paris. His first published book, Costumes civils de tous les peoples connus, dates from 1784. It deals with his lifelong passion of chronicling the peoples of other lands, particularly in remote areas. His other works include, Tableaux cosmographiques de l'Europe, l'Asie, l'Afrique et l'Amerique (1787), L'Antique Rome (1795), Encyclopedie des voyages (1796), and Voyage picturesque dans les autres parties du monde (1806). Groenlandais (Native of Greenland) was engraved by Labrousse for the c. 1797 publication, Costumes de different pays. Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur both designed the engravings and wrote the text for all of these publications.
	Of the engraver, Labrousse, little is known, except in relation to his engravings for Grasset de Saint-Sauveur. Besides being an artist and writer Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur also led an active diplomatic career. He served as France's vice-consul in Hungary and elsewhere. Today the art of Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur may be found in the following collections; the Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, the National Library of Australia, Auckland Art Gallery, New Zealand, and the New York Public Library.
Size:	8 1/4 X 6 (Sizes in inches are approximate, height preceding width of plate-mark or image.)
	Matted with 100% Archival Materials
Buy Now	Price: $265.00 US
Condition:	Printed late eighteenth century laid paper and with full margins as published in Paris around 1797. A finely printed impression with original, period colours and in excellent condition throughout. Groenlandais (Native of Greenland) represents a prime, original example of the valuable, historical art of Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur.
Subject:	Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur, Labrousse, Groenlandais (Native of Greenland), original hand-coloured engraving, eighteenth and early nineteenth century French (Canadian) artist, writer and diplomat, the peoples of remote areas, Costumes de different pays.
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