Accession number
PML 152738
Published
[Germany : s.n., 17--]
Credit line
Bequest of Julia P. Wightman, 1994.
Notes
Title from binding.
Portions of the prints are cut-out and faced from the reverse side with contemporary silks and brocades corresponding to parts of the costume (découpe) - all mounted on tan wove paper. The remaining parts of the costumes are tinted with watercolor. A few tiny sparkles of yellow mica are applied to the costumes.
Each plate has a descriptive captions in lower margins, with the exception of pl.[1], which is folded, and pl. [4].
Plate [15] does not belong to the set and is not a dressed print. It depicts Czar Peter the Great of Russia, dressed in Turkish costume.
"In Leibzig zu finden bey Joseph Friederich Leopold im Auerbachs Hoff, auf dem Bielder-Saal. An: 1700"--caption, plate [12].
Portions of the prints are cut-out and faced from the reverse side with contemporary silks and brocades corresponding to parts of the costume (découpe) - all mounted on tan wove paper. The remaining parts of the costumes are tinted with watercolor. A few tiny sparkles of yellow mica are applied to the costumes.
Each plate has a descriptive captions in lower margins, with the exception of pl.[1], which is folded, and pl. [4].
Plate [15] does not belong to the set and is not a dressed print. It depicts Czar Peter the Great of Russia, dressed in Turkish costume.
"In Leibzig zu finden bey Joseph Friederich Leopold im Auerbachs Hoff, auf dem Bielder-Saal. An: 1700"--caption, plate [12].
Description
[15] leaves : illustrations (handcolored engravings) ; 29.2 cm
Provenance
M. Boppe (ownership inscription); Alfred Piet (his bookplate); from the library of Julia P. Wightman.
Summary
Collection of 14 dressed prints depicting Turkish soldiers, janissaries, and musicians in costume, engraved on paper from an unidentified edition, possibly inspired by the designs of Joseph Friederich Leopold, Leipzig.
Binding
1/4 contemporary red roan, gilt, with green marbled paper covers
Classification
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Department