26-03-2026, 08:55 AM
(26-03-2026, 08:38 AM)Fabrizio Salani wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.The strange thing is that, from what I see in the book according to Renoir, it could also be GA as for the "G" section the first combination starts from "GG"
That seems to have been convention and quite normal. As this style intertwined the letters so closely, any AG monogram could be used for GA too. So yes, it is also a GA monogram.
(26-03-2026, 08:38 AM)Fabrizio Salani wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.This makes me think that they are not "all" his inventions, but a pre-existing collection with the addition, perhaps, of his own variations.
Considering his monograms are so extensive compared to almost any other designer in the 1800s (or since), and all of his designs share the same style, it would be interesting if he simply compiled them from another collection. When other publishers copied from his collection, they were always compilers. The english reprint is an example of that. When Renoir published other designs that were based on a specific style, it was in the title, like "in the style of Louis XIV".
If he was drawing inspiration for all of his designs from one place, it's more likely from the designs/traditions of his teacher Samuel Daniel. But that does not push the age back too far.