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[Collection des Uniformes de L’Armee Francais. Paris: chez Charles Picquet, c. 1817-1818.]
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MALLET, Le chef d'Escadron (fl.1817), artist, and Godefroy ENGELMANN (1788-1839), lithographer
[Collection des Uniformes de L’Armee Francais. Paris: chez Charles Picquet, c. 1817-1818.]
Complete suite of this rare collection of 12 lithographed plates of military costumes, particularly finely and fully hand-coloured, including full backgrounds. They depict the costumes of the ‘Infanterie de la Garde Royale’, and were made from the drawings of Mallet who was a squadron leader of the infantry and commissioned by the 'Commission des Uniforms' for the Ministry of War. Bobins II, 368; Colas 1954.
Folio (562 x 402mm). 12 lithographic plates after Mallet by Englemann, all finely hand-coloured, including the backgrounds (light scattered spotting on a few plates, rare thumb mark). Later quarter calf over marbled boards, preserving ?original brown paper wrappers (corners a little worn).
[Collection des Uniformes de L’Armee Francais. Paris: chez Charles Picquet, c. 1817-1818.]
Complete suite of this rare collection of 12 lithographed plates of military costumes, particularly finely and fully hand-coloured, including full backgrounds. They depict the costumes of the ‘Infanterie de la Garde Royale’, and were made from the drawings of Mallet who was a squadron leader of the infantry and commissioned by the 'Commission des Uniforms' for the Ministry of War. Bobins II, 368; Colas 1954.
Folio (562 x 402mm). 12 lithographic plates after Mallet by Englemann, all finely hand-coloured, including the backgrounds (light scattered spotting on a few plates, rare thumb mark). Later quarter calf over marbled boards, preserving ?original brown paper wrappers (corners a little worn).
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