Armenian Piper

Charles Parsons after Henry J. Van Lennep

Verlag: New York, 1862

This appealing costume chromolithograph is from Henry J. Van Lennep's Plates from the Oriental Album. The work was published in New York in 1862 by Endicott & Co. The plates were done by Charles Parsons after van Lennep's original paintings.The work was one of the very few American costume books published in the 19th century. It was one of the only larger publishing projects of the 1860s due to the Civil war. McGrath notes it is "the one really big chromolithographic book of this decade.the art is simple, but [Charles] Parson's hand is obvious in the good lithography, and Endicott's printing is well done for its time" (McGrath, 38-162) Reese notes that ".Endicott achieved a rich variety of color which demonstrated the increased technical ability of American printers in the medium." (Reese, Stamped with a National Character 97)Henry Van Lennep (1815-1889) was born in Smyrna, Turkey. He was educated in the United States and returned to Turkey as a missionary in 1840. He returned to the states in 1861 and produced the original paintings that illustrated the dress of Middle Eastern people. --- The work is in very good to excellent condition. There may be a few minor imperfections to be expected with age. Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions. --- Paper Size ~ 13 1/4" by 17 3/4". Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers van-lennep014

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Armenian Piper
Verlag: New York
Erscheinungsdatum: 1862
Zustand: Fine