Extremely rare collection of 124 color plates on the French troops of 1807.
FRANCE. WEILAND: Characteristische Darstellung der k. k. franzosischen ARME in iher Allurten im Jahre 1807 in illuminirten Kupfer.
No place or date, ca 1812.
In-4 leaves in a book-shaped slipcase, spine in ornate red chagrin.
Reunion of 77 colored plates and 47 variants and 8 copies for a total of 124 plates and copies (the original had 148 plates in 1812).
Extremely sought-after collection, of which no complete copy exists other than at the Darmstadt library in 1920/1930.
Presented here are the engraved title with 1807 date and 77 intaglio plates carefully colored with gold, silver and gouache highlights: French, Italian, Polish, Westphalian, Bavarian, Saxon, Badois, Hesse-Darmstadt, Mecklenburg, Würzburg, Berg, Prince Primate, Weimar, Saxe-Coburg, Schwarzburg and Dutch troops.
The very important collection of Weiland plates presented here was largely purchased in 1931 by Monsieur Jean Brunon from the library of the Prince of Moskowa (approx. 77 plates). This series was completed by this aesthete of military affairs in the course of his research.
Each plate is mounted on bristol board.
Ex-libris of the Prince de la Moskowa and Jean et Raoul Brunon
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