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[HARRADEN, R. (1756-1838)]

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£ 8 000
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13.07.2023 10:00UTC +01:00
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CHRISTIE'S
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ID 993079
Lot 296 | [HARRADEN, R. (1756-1838)]
[HARRADEN, R. (1756-1838)]

Costume of the various orders in the University of Cambridge. [Cambridge: R. Harraden, n.d. but c. 1803-1805].

Manuscript copy of Harraden’s watercolours and text for the rare 1805 publication Costumes of University of Cambridge. Originally released in four parts, Costumes was reissued again in 1822. Harraden, a printmaker and artist born in Cambridge, was most known for his topographical illustrations of his hometown, such as Cantabrigia Depicta (1809) which is often considered the companion to the present offered work. Harraden frequently collaborated with his son, with whom he founded R. Harraden & sons publishing house which took over all printing and distribution of the artist’s works. The present suite of watercolours depicts 14 costumes typical to Cambridge university, with a further two plates illustrating the Duke of Grafton’s Gold Prize Medal and Sir William Browne’s Gold Medal. Abbey Scenery 78 and Tooley 246 cites printed copy. Bobins II, 654.



Small folio (312 x 229mm). Half-title, frontispiece with ink sketch of King’s chapel, and pp.22 of introductory text all in manuscript, 17 watercolour plates accompanied by leaf of descriptive manuscript, bordered in a thin and thick line of black ink (some plates lightly creased, overall plates very clean). Black straight-grained morocco, covers with gilt panel design, upper cover with gilt title enclosed within gilt curled border, spine, turn-ins and edges gilt, marble endpapers (extremities rubbed, more heavily affecting corners of covers and head and foot of spine). Provenance: R. Diver & Son (late H. W. Wallis), Cambridge (bookseller's ticket).





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