- 300A
Rugendas, G.P
Estimate
7,000 - 9,000 GBP
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Description
- Der Harnisch von seinem Entstehen bis zu seinem Wiedervergehen in Bildern dargestelt und gezeichnet v. G.P. Rugendas, 1714, 15 watercolours, comprising decorative title and 14 plates of arms and armour, the majority with mounted figures, each with manuscript text in German on verso, 4 further pages of German text, interleaved with an English translation
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Argenteocorno, M. I Gradi della Cavalleria inv. e delin. per Mat. Argenteocorno 1688, 18 watercolours, comprising pictorial title with arms and armour and 17 captioned plates of mounted figures and medallion portraits with battle scenes, no text
together 2 works bound in one volume, folio (325 x 190mm.), manuscript throughout on thick paper, one additional watercolour loosely inserted, nineteenth-century red morocco by R.W. Smith, green calf doublures, joints rubbed
together 2 works bound in one volume, folio (325 x 190mm.), manuscript throughout on thick paper, one additional watercolour loosely inserted, nineteenth-century red morocco by R.W. Smith, green calf doublures, joints rubbed
Catalogue Note
These two series of striking drawings appear to be copies after earlier manuscripts, possibly by the Ulm goldsmith Matthäus Silberhorn (fl. 1830-1850), the loosely inserted watercolour bearing the initials "M.S."
The Rugendas manuscript shows armour from southern Germany, including a suit from the armoury at Lucerne, and four of the illustrations are of tournament armour. Rugendas (1666-1742) was a painter and engraver famed for his battle scenes. The illustrations of ancient armour are fanciful, but the medieval and later armour are very accurate, more so than Meyrick's (pub. 1830), which are generally considered the earliest accurate representations.
The Argenteocorno manuscript depicts thirteen cavalry ranks in uniforms of the War of Spanish Succession set in landscapes, often with additional figures. There are also four medallion portraits of Eugene of Savoy, Maximilian Emmanuel of Bavaria, Frederick William of Brandenburg and Alexander von Wurttenberg with allegorical figures, military trophies and battle scenes.
The Rugendas manuscript shows armour from southern Germany, including a suit from the armoury at Lucerne, and four of the illustrations are of tournament armour. Rugendas (1666-1742) was a painter and engraver famed for his battle scenes. The illustrations of ancient armour are fanciful, but the medieval and later armour are very accurate, more so than Meyrick's (pub. 1830), which are generally considered the earliest accurate representations.
The Argenteocorno manuscript depicts thirteen cavalry ranks in uniforms of the War of Spanish Succession set in landscapes, often with additional figures. There are also four medallion portraits of Eugene of Savoy, Maximilian Emmanuel of Bavaria, Frederick William of Brandenburg and Alexander von Wurttenberg with allegorical figures, military trophies and battle scenes.