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[WAGNER, Siegmund von. (fl. c. 1815)]

Lot 220
13.07.2023 10:00UTC +00:00
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Lot 220 | [WAGNER, Siegmund von. (fl. c. 1815)]
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[WAGNER, Siegmund von. (fl. c. 1815)]

L'ile de St. Pierre dite l'ile de Rousseau dans le lac de Bienne. Berne: G. Lory et C. Rheiner Peintres, [c. 1815].

A unique copy enriched by 12 striking original watercolours of Swiss costumes by female painter, Elise Wysard-Füchslin (1790-1863), wife of the Swiss artist Gottlieb Emanuel Wysard (1789-1837). There is an additional plate with an engraved caption 'Gouggisberg. Paysanne due Cton de Berne - Desiné d'après nature par Madame Wisard à Berne' which includes three small coloured engraving representing a view of Geneva and another of the banks of the Rhine. Elise Wysard worked in her husband's studio before opening her own, which specialized in Swiss costume and views of Swiss landscapes.



This book is the first edition in French of Wagner's description of St. Peter's Island in Lake Bienne where in 1765 the Enlightenment philosopher, Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-78), resided for a few months until he was expelled by the Swiss authorities. In the prefix, Wagner notes how Rousseau referred to the happiness which he had enjoyed on the island, and through the complementary pairing of descriptions and historical details alongside depictions of these spectacular views and regional costumes, Wagner attempted to capture the serenity of the island, experienced by both himself and Rousseau. Bobins IV, 1268; Colas 3092 & 3093.



Small quarto (238 x 190mm). Engraved title with uncoloured aquatint vignette, half-title, 3 views and 1 coloured engraved costume plate, all coloured by a contemporary hand, with engraved caption reading 'Desiné d'apres nature par Madame Wisard à Berne', 12 fine watercolours of Swiss costumes with pencil notation, 2 maps, 10 uncoloured views after Gabriel Lory and others (tissue-guards delicate, some faint finger-soiling, occasional spotting). Contemporary half red Russian leather and red cloth, spine ruled in gilt and lettered 'L'lle de Rousseau' (extremities lightly rubbed).





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