DESPREZ Louis-Jean (Auxerre 1743 † Stockholm 1804) - "Project of a Rest, dedicated to Monsignor Christophe de Beaumont, Archbishop of Paris, Duke of Saint Cloud Pair of France / By his very humble and very obedient servant Desprez". 1770. Original etching. Proof of III th state on III (according to Wollin, with the price and the address of the publisher), on watermarked laid paper (Letters and bunch of grapes). Ref: Wollin, n°9. P. de Baudicour, n°7 (II/II). I.F.F 18th; n°10. In Paris, at Panseron Graveur, rue St Jacques near the fountain St Séverin. The most important plate of the suite of seven sheets of architectural sketches "Projet d'un reposoir". Margins. Nice impression. This print is an example of Louis-Jean Desprez's first works in France, and it is with this drawing in particular that he won the Grand Prix de l'Académie d'Architecture in 1770, a crucial moment in his career as it allowed him to travel to Italy. 52 x 38 cm. Condition B (One tear reaching the square line on the left restored, two short tears in the left margin, slight trace of the original horizontal median fold, a light spot in the centre and rare scattered freckles).