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TASSIE, JAMES; and RASPÉ, RUDOLPH ERICH. A Descriptive Catalogue of Ancient and Modern Engraved Gems, Cameos, as Well as Intaglios Taken from the
TASSIE, JAMES; and RASPÉ, RUDOLPH ERICH. A Descriptive Catalogue of Ancient and Modern Engraved Gems, Cameos, as Well as Intaglios Taken from the Most Celebrated Cabinets in Europe: and Cast in Coloured Pastes, White Enamel and Sulphur. Parallel texts in English and French. 57 engraved plates showing numerous designs. 2 volumes. 4to, modern 1/2 calf gilt with gilt-lettered green morocco spine labels over original marbled boards (scuffed); few margins with small creases and clean tears, including a few plates. London: C. Buckton, 1791
- Notes: Tassie was a Scottish gem engraver and modeller known for reproductions of engraved gems and for portrait medallions. He originally worked as a stonemason in Glasgow. Later, while working as a laboratory assistant, he devised a white enamel composition especially suited for gemstone replicas. In this, he achieved great fame and was commissioned by Catherine the Great of Russia to reproduce thousands of gems from her famous collection now in the Hermitage.
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