Trianon Press collection

Finding aid prepared by Jessica Geiser, Collections Management Librarian.
Special Collections & University Archives
The UCR Library
P.O. Box 5900
University of California
Riverside, California 92517-5900
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Fax: 951-827-4673
Email: specialcollections@ucr.edu
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Descriptive Summary

Title: Trianon Press collection
Date (inclusive): circa 1947-1983
Collection Number: MS 070
Creator: Trianon Press
Extent: 0.54 linear feet (26 flat file folders)
Repository: Rivera Library. Special Collections Department.
Riverside, CA 92517-5900
Abstract: The collection consists of a number of broadsides containing printed reproductions of engravings, illustrations, and other artwork produced by the Trianon Press, a publisher of fine art books known for producing high quality facsimiles. Reproductions in the collection include works from well known artists and engravers, including Pieter Bruegel the Elder, Jean Berain, Wenceslaus Hollar, and William Blake.
Languages: The collection contains artwork, some with captions in English, French, and Latin.

Access

The collection is open for research.

Publication Rights

Copyright has not been assigned to the University of California, Riverside Libraries, Special Collections & University Archives. Distribution or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. To the extent other restrictions apply, permission for distribution or reproduction from the applicable rights holder is also required. Responsibility for obtaining permissions, and for any use rests exclusively with the user.

Preferred Citation

[identification of item], [date if possible]. Trianon Press collection (MS 070). Special Collections & University Archives, University of California, Riverside.

Acquisition Information

Provenance unknown.

Processing History

Processed by Jessica Geiser, Collections Management Librarian, 2020.

Collection Scope and Contents

The collection consists of a number of broadsides containing reproductions of engravings, illustrations, and other artwork produced by the Trianon Press, a publisher of fine art books known for producing high quality facsimiles. Reproductions in the collection include works from well known artists and engravers, including Pieter Bruegel the Elder, Jean Berain, Wenceslaus Hollar, and William Blake.
Sheets in the collection contain a number of images per sheet, with some containing images from multiple works on the same sheet. The collection also includes some images taken from photographs of statues from the Autun Cathedral.

Collection Arrangement

The collection is arranged alphabetically by artist. Dates at the folder level represent the original date of creation of the work for reference purposes.

Flat-File-Folder 1

Camille Pissarro - Drawings circa 1840-1903

Flat-File-Folder 2

Charles Germain de Saint-Aubin - Essay de Papilloneries Humaines (circa 1756), William Blake - For the Sexes: The Gates of Paraside (circa 1818), and Gislebertus - Adoration of the Magi capital at Autun Cathedral (circa 1120-1135)

Flat-File-Folder 3

Charles Germain de Saint-Aubin - Premier Essai de Papilloneries Humaines(circa 1756), Gislebertus - Adoration of the Magicapital at Autun Catherdral (circa 1120-1135), and Constable - Sketches from a sketchbook (circa 1824)

Flat-File-Folder 4

Daniel Mignot - The Seven Virtues 1593

Flat-File-Folder 5

Fra Bartolommeo - Landscape drawings circa 1495-1508

Flat-File-Folder 6

François Clouet - Portraits of French ruling family circa 1540-1572

Flat-File-Folder 7

J.M.W. Turner - Little Liber series (circa 1826), Gislebertus - The Flight into Egypt capital at Autun Cathedral (circa 1120-1135), and unidentified pastoral engravings

Flat-File-Folder 8

Jacques Callot - Balli di Sfessania (circa 1630-1635) and Varie figure gobbi di Iacopo Callot (circa 1621-1625)

Flat-File-Folder 9

Jacques de Gheyn II - The Masquerades circa 1595-1596

Flat-File-Folder 10

Jan Van de Velde II - The Twelve Months circa 1608-1618

Flat-File-Folder 11

Jean Berain - Images of ballet costumes circa 1680-1695

Flat-File-Folder 12

Jean Berain - Ornemens peints dans les Appartemens des Tuilleries circa 1690

Flat-File-Folder 13

Jean Jacques Broissard - Mascarades 1597

Flat-File-Folder 14

Mantegna Tarocchi (E series) circa 1465

Flat-File-Folder 15

Mercure Galant fashion plates 1677-1678

Flat-File-Folder 16

Pieter Bruegel the Elder - The Large Landscapes and Landscape with the Temptation of Christ mid 16th century

Flat-File-Folder 17

Pieter Bruegel the Elder - Sailing Vessels (circa 1560-1565), and William Blake - For the Sexes: The Gates of Paradise (circa 1818)

Flat-File-Folder 18

Pieter Bruegel the Elder - The Seven Deadly Sins (circa 1558) and William Blake - For the Sexes: The Gates of Paradise (circa 1818)

Flat-File-Folder 19

Pieter Bruegel the Elder - The Seven Virtues (circa 1559), and William Blake - For the Sexes: The Gates of Paradise (circa 1818)

Flat-File-Folder 20

Unidentified drawings undated

Flat-File-Folder 21

Wenceslaus Hollar - Muscarum Scarabeorum 1646

Flat-File-Folder 22

Wenceslaus Hollar - Theatrum Mulierum 1643

Flat-File-Folder 23

Willem Buytewech - Verscheyden Lantschapjes (circa 1621) and Hans Holbein the Younger, Abraham van Diepenbeeck (border), printed by Wenceslaus Hollar - Dance of Death (circa 1651)

Flat-File-Folder 24

William Blake - An Island in the Moon (circa 1784-1785) and Pastorals of Virgil (circa 1821)

Flat-File-Folder 25

William Blake - Jerusalem the Emanation of the Giant Albion circa 1804-1832

Flat-File-Folder 26

William Faithorne - The art of graveing and etching, wherein is exprest the true way of graveing in copper 1702