Description des principales pierres gravées du cabinet de S.A.S. Monseigneur le duc d'Orléans : premier prince du sang
Description des principales pierres gravées is a 1780 Paris catalogue by François Arnaud of the principal engraved gems in the cabinet of the Duc d'Orléans, first prince of the blood, printed for collectors and connoisseurs of antiquities. The pictures are engraved oval medallion-style plates of gems showing classical profile portraits of laureled and veiled figures and one animal head, all in strict side view within plain ruled oval frames, offering a designer ready models for cameo borders, seal emblems, and neoclassical portrait medallions.
