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VERNET, Carle (1758-1836) and Philibert-Louis DEBUCOURT (1755-1832)

Lot 218
13.07.2023 10:00UTC +00:00
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Lot 218 | VERNET, Carle (1758-1836) and Philibert-Louis DEBUCOURT (1755-1832)
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£ 4 000 – 6 000
VERNET, Carle (1758-1836) and Philibert-Louis DEBUCOURT (1755-1832)

Collection de costumes d’apres nature. Paris: Charles Bance, and London: Bossange-Massen, 1814-1824.

A handsome copy, very rare found complete, of this remarkable collection of engraved plates. The first 42 plates were issued in parts of six numbered plates each; the last 14 plates were produced separately. There were also three supplemental plates (see Colas), and this copy contains one of these, 'la bonne Enfant'. It is very unusual to find copies with any of the supplemental plates. It was envisaged that the work would be a collection of the costumes particular to several nations of Europe. The first ‘livraison’ included four English costumes ending with an adieu from a Russian to a Parisian lady and a (not so) ‘gallant’ Cossack. The whole includes costumes of civilians, the military, merchants and street vendors trading in everything from rabbit skins to fish, an English tea party, and a walk in the Bois de Vincennes. It is hard to find complete copies as the plates were offered in singles and in parts and were very rarely assembled into a single volume; the portrait of 'a bearded sitter' was usually uncoloured. Bobins III, 963; Colas 2984.



Large folio (565 x 324 m). 57 engraved plates coloured by a contemporary hand, with varying margins, either mounted on paper and tab mounted or directly tab mounted, printed upper cover of first ‘livraison’ wrapper, in French and English, bound in at beginning, blank lower cover at end (occasional marginal spotting and minor soiling, marginal tears to a few plates restored, just into plate mark on plate 3). Slightly later, half straight-grained red morocco over green cloth boards by Pagnant, spine with raised bands richly gilt in compartments.





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Place of origin:Western Europe, France, Europe
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