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Lot 37 |RACING AND STEEPLE-CHASING (LOTS 37-57)
D'ALTON, Josef Wilhelm Edward (1772-1840)
[Naturgeschichte des Pferdes. Weimar: Landes-Industrie-Comptoir 1810-1816.]
Closed13 July 2023
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GBP 1,512
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D'ALTON, Josef Wilhelm Edward (1772-1840)
[Naturgeschichte des Pferdes. Weimar: Landes-Industrie-Comptoir 1810-1816.]
Rare collection of plates from one of the scarcest equestrian books, printed in 30 copies only. D’Alton derived the concept of this large-format work from the works of George Stubbs, and dedicated it to His Most Serene Highness, the Hereditary Prince Karl von Löwenstein-Wertheim. The collection here includes the portrait of Eclipse (1764-1789), the undefeated 18th-century British Thoroughbred racehorse who won 18 races, including 11 King's Plates. The son of an Irish officer in the Austrian service, D’Alton was appointed Professor of Natural History at the University of Bonn in 1818, where he later introduced the teaching of the history of art. Amongst his pupils was Karl Marx. Nissen ZBI 98 (calling for 52 plates).
Oblong folio (395 x 530mm). 21 engraved plates (only, of 53) depicting horses from the Naturgeschichte des Pferdes, each with platemark approx. 385 x 500mm (some trimmed into platemark, light dampstain to right-hand margin, sometimes creeping into image, some faint scattered spotting and soiling). Modern boards, red morocco gilt lettering-piece to upper cover. Sold as a collection of plates, not subject to return.
[Naturgeschichte des Pferdes. Weimar: Landes-Industrie-Comptoir 1810-1816.]
Rare collection of plates from one of the scarcest equestrian books, printed in 30 copies only. D’Alton derived the concept of this large-format work from the works of George Stubbs, and dedicated it to His Most Serene Highness, the Hereditary Prince Karl von Löwenstein-Wertheim. The collection here includes the portrait of Eclipse (1764-1789), the undefeated 18th-century British Thoroughbred racehorse who won 18 races, including 11 King's Plates. The son of an Irish officer in the Austrian service, D’Alton was appointed Professor of Natural History at the University of Bonn in 1818, where he later introduced the teaching of the history of art. Amongst his pupils was Karl Marx. Nissen ZBI 98 (calling for 52 plates).
Oblong folio (395 x 530mm). 21 engraved plates (only, of 53) depicting horses from the Naturgeschichte des Pferdes, each with platemark approx. 385 x 500mm (some trimmed into platemark, light dampstain to right-hand margin, sometimes creeping into image, some faint scattered spotting and soiling). Modern boards, red morocco gilt lettering-piece to upper cover. Sold as a collection of plates, not subject to return.
D'ALTON, Josef Wilhelm Edward (1772-1840)
[Naturgeschichte des Pferdes. Weimar: Landes-Industrie-Comptoir 1810-1816.]
Rare collection of plates from one of the scarcest equestrian books, printed in 30 copies only. D’Alton derived the concept of this large-format work from the works of George Stubbs, and dedicated it to His Most Serene Highness, the Hereditary Prince Karl von Löwenstein-Wertheim. The collection here includes the portrait of Eclipse (1764-1789), the undefeated 18th-century British Thoroughbred racehorse who won 18 races, including 11 King's Plates. The son of an Irish officer in the Austrian service, D’Alton was appointed Professor of Natural History at the University of Bonn in 1818, where he later introduced the teaching of the history of art. Amongst his pupils was Karl Marx. Nissen ZBI 98 (calling for 52 plates).
Oblong folio (395 x 530mm). 21 engraved plates (only, of 53) depicting horses from the Naturgeschichte des Pferdes, each with platemark approx. 385 x 500mm (some trimmed into platemark, light dampstain to right-hand margin, sometimes creeping into image, some faint scattered spotting and soiling). Modern boards, red morocco gilt lettering-piece to upper cover. Sold as a collection of plates, not subject to return.
[Naturgeschichte des Pferdes. Weimar: Landes-Industrie-Comptoir 1810-1816.]
Rare collection of plates from one of the scarcest equestrian books, printed in 30 copies only. D’Alton derived the concept of this large-format work from the works of George Stubbs, and dedicated it to His Most Serene Highness, the Hereditary Prince Karl von Löwenstein-Wertheim. The collection here includes the portrait of Eclipse (1764-1789), the undefeated 18th-century British Thoroughbred racehorse who won 18 races, including 11 King's Plates. The son of an Irish officer in the Austrian service, D’Alton was appointed Professor of Natural History at the University of Bonn in 1818, where he later introduced the teaching of the history of art. Amongst his pupils was Karl Marx. Nissen ZBI 98 (calling for 52 plates).
Oblong folio (395 x 530mm). 21 engraved plates (only, of 53) depicting horses from the Naturgeschichte des Pferdes, each with platemark approx. 385 x 500mm (some trimmed into platemark, light dampstain to right-hand margin, sometimes creeping into image, some faint scattered spotting and soiling). Modern boards, red morocco gilt lettering-piece to upper cover. Sold as a collection of plates, not subject to return.
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