▁He ▁acquired ▁a ▁country ▁house ▁at ▁Cro iss y , ▁which ▁he ▁named ▁" Le ▁Col if ich et " ▁was ▁en no bled ▁during ▁the ▁reign ▁of ▁Louis ▁XV , ▁and ▁hon ored ▁with ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁Saint - Es prit . ▁ ▁Mar iet te ' s ▁dictionary ▁of ▁artists ▁His ▁major ▁amb ition ▁was ▁to ▁write ▁a ▁history ▁of ▁eng ra ving ▁and ▁a ▁dictionary ▁of ▁artists . ▁▁ ▁In ▁prepar ation , ▁he ▁compiled ▁numerous ▁annotations ▁to ▁the ▁Ab ec ed ario ▁pitt or ico ▁( 1 7 0 4 ) ▁of ▁P elle gr ino ▁Antonio ▁Or land i . ▁His ▁father ' s ▁notes ▁on ▁artists , ▁accum ulated ▁in ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁the ▁art ▁trade , ▁and ▁his ▁own ▁wide ▁experience ▁and ▁correspond ence ▁among ▁the ▁cogn os cent i , ▁were ▁the ▁basis ▁of ▁these ▁projects , ▁none ▁of ▁which , ▁however , ▁ever ▁came ▁to ▁f ru ition . ▁▁ ▁C ay lus ▁used ▁Mar iet te ' s ▁notes ▁on ▁Vas ari ' s ▁L ives ▁for ▁his ▁manuscript ▁V ies ▁d ’ art istes ▁du ▁XVIII e ▁siècle . ▁ ▁Fort un ately ▁a ▁cor pus ▁of ▁Mar iet te ' s ▁assemble d ▁materials — ▁pam ph lets , ▁manuscript s , ▁sal on ▁and ▁exhibition ▁catalog ues , ▁including ▁the ▁sal on ▁criticism ▁of ▁D ider ot — c ame ▁into ▁the ▁hands ▁of ▁Charles - N icol as ▁C och in , ▁an ▁artist ▁and ▁gu iding ▁spirit