DAVENPORT, W. Historical Portraiture of Leading Events in the life of Ali Pacha, Vizier of Epirus. London: Thomas M'Lean, 1823.
2° (365 x 254mm). Six hand-coloured aquatint plates by G.Hunt after W.Davenport. (One plate mounted to size, a second with atmospheric smearing of the red pigment.) Contemporary diced russia (rebacked, scuffed).
FIRST EDITION of this series of strikingly dramatised tableaux depicting key moments in Ali Pasha's life. Blackmer 454; Abbey Travel 206.
DAVENPORT, W. Historical Portraiture of Leading Events in the life of Ali Pacha, Vizier of Epirus. London: Thomas M'Lean, 1823.
2° (365 x 254mm). Six hand-coloured aquatint plates by G.Hunt after W.Davenport. (One plate mounted to size, a second with atmospheric smearing of the red pigment.) Contemporary diced russia (rebacked, scuffed).
FIRST EDITION of this series of strikingly dramatised tableaux depicting key moments in Ali Pasha's life. Blackmer 454; Abbey Travel 206.
