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Brand, Johann Christian
Estimate
15,000 - 25,000 USD
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Description
Les Cris de Vienne. [Vienna, 1775]
Broadsheets (16 1/8 x 11 3/4 in.; 410 x 298 mm). 40 very fine handcolored stipple engraved plates after Brand by L. Schütz, captions in German and French, plates on guards; very occasional scattered soiling. Red morocco, elaborately gilt-panelled by Ch. de Sambland. Slipcase.
Broadsheets (16 1/8 x 11 3/4 in.; 410 x 298 mm). 40 very fine handcolored stipple engraved plates after Brand by L. Schütz, captions in German and French, plates on guards; very occasional scattered soiling. Red morocco, elaborately gilt-panelled by Ch. de Sambland. Slipcase.
Literature
Colas 423
Catalogue Note
A fine copy of one of the rarest and finest collections of eighteenth-century surveys of costume and occupation. Brand's finely detailed composition depict a wide variety of Viennese street vendors with their wares and accoutrements, including cheesemonger, milkmaid, rat catcher, pretzel vendor, egg seller, ribbon merchant, hat seller, and print seller.