TURPIN DE CRISSE, Lancelot-Théodore (1782-1859). Set of 7 L. - Lot 150

TURPIN DE CRISSE, Lancelot-Théodore (1782-1859). Set of 7 L.A.S. to various correspondents: Baron Taylor, the secretary of the Ecole des Beaux-arts M. Dumont, the draftsman M. Laguiche, the King's gentleman M. de Veze, etc. S.l., 1835, 1846, 1849 and s.d. Approx. 7 pp. in-4 or in-8. Two preserved red wax seals with antique profiles. Interesting correspondence. He discusses his drawings, some of which are lithographed, his work Souvenirs du vieux Paris, the renovation of a 16th-century manor house, and the drawing of "the great stone of the Nismes museum", on which he "worked tirelessly; I took this drawing from the top to the foreground, and raised it by two tones. It's a huge job for me, it's my reception piece, and my eyes feel a bit the strain." He asks Baron Taylor for "three good chine proofs of this drawing, when the print run comes along". Turpin de Crissé adds "My painting of St Germain l'Auxerrois was sold yesterday to a Society" that will print an engraving, etc. Also included: TURPIN DE CRISSE, Lancelot (1716-1793), French military officer and writer. L.A.S. Paris, August 1784. 1 p. in-4. Beautiful letter from Count Turpin de Crissé, grandfather of the above. Touching request for a pardon for a grenadier in his son Henry's regiment "to spare him death" and prefer a "commutation of the sentence".