LAHDE, Gerhard Ludwig (1765-1833)
Das Tagliche Leben in Kopenhagen ueber characteristic Figuren. Copenhagen: Ben C. Steen, [c. 1818].
Rare Danish plate book depicting civil and military costumes of Denmark, street vendors and small merchants. The subjects are said to have been taken from studies by the celebrated Danish sculptor, Bertel Thorvaldsen. There are 35 plates present here but some copies are known with 37 plates. Bobins II, 407; Colas 1721 for French and Danish editions; Lipperheide Fb 1.
Quarto (282 x 222mm). 35 subjects listed in index, 35 stipple engraved costume plates, all coloured by a contemporary hand, captioned in Danish and German (some light spotting and browning, plates lightly offset, pencil notation on title page). Modern green cloth folder, speckled edges (extremities lightly rubbed); housed in maroon cloth box. Provenance: Dr iur Gustav von Schulthess-Rechberg (armorial bookplate).
LAHDE, Gerhard Ludwig (1765-1833)
Das Tagliche Leben in Kopenhagen ueber characteristic Figuren. Copenhagen: Ben C. Steen, [c. 1818].
Rare Danish plate book depicting civil and military costumes of Denmark, street vendors and small merchants. The subjects are said to have been taken from studies by the celebrated Danish sculptor, Bertel Thorvaldsen. There are 35 plates present here but some copies are known with 37 plates. Bobins II, 407; Colas 1721 for French and Danish editions; Lipperheide Fb 1.
Quarto (282 x 222mm). 35 subjects listed in index, 35 stipple engraved costume plates, all coloured by a contemporary hand, captioned in Danish and German (some light spotting and browning, plates lightly offset, pencil notation on title page). Modern green cloth folder, speckled edges (extremities lightly rubbed); housed in maroon cloth box. Provenance: Dr iur Gustav von Schulthess-Rechberg (armorial bookplate).
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