Album. French circ 1840 with 29 hand coloured lithographs and a watercolour title page

Various.

Verlag: France

Beschreibung

An oblong quarto maroon crushed morocco album with heavy gilt embossed borders ruled gilt edges and gilt spine, done on both the front and back, a drawing room album of the highest quality or about 1835. The first item is a full page watercolour with the single word "Album" and a date "Mai 1837?" painted onto a rock in the centre of the watercolour, the remaining 29 mounted prints are ALL lithographs, are all hand coloured but for 3 sepia female studies, all of French subjects by French artists and engravers.They are all single sided and on the right hand side only, some have their descriptions and brief details written in pencil on the lower edge of the opposite page, all small neat calligraphic early 19th century style and contemporary with the prints age. The whole album is harmonious and thought out, the album indicates a person of some wealth owned it, there is one major irritation the word "album" on the spine is now upside down basically, as the prints have been laid in the wrong way round. Had to have been a mistake as ALL the prints are in the opposite to what they should be. No back to back images, all (I would think) removable and the pages are all the various muted colours one gets in these art-shop drawing/print albums of the Georgian, early Victorian period. No names on the album or inside, perhaps an album bought in London and used in France? Measures 9 x 11.5 inches (19 x 29 cm) *Maximum of 5 images allowed, others can be sent on request as there are a number of really attractive prints. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 8620

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Album. French circ 1840 with 29 hand ...

Verlag: France

Einband: Morocco

Zustand: Very Good

Auflage: Unique