- Lot 342

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- Lot 342
CARICATURES. Lot of 80 plates XIXth century. Various sizes. Contains a.o. : - "Mât de Cocagne". [Ca 1815]. 35.5 x 18.5 cm, graphite heightened with watercolor, on laid paper (in two parts assembled), captioned in pen. Small marginal foxing, small tears at the bottom. Amateur drawing inspired by a famous engraving on the 1814 charter showing Louis XVIII climbing the mast with the help of his allies Wellington, Frederick William III of Prussia, Alexander I of Russia, Francis II of Austria to whom the Aiglon clings. On the left, Napoleon I contemplates his efforts to obtain the reward: the crown of France. On the reverse: handwritten text of a bill signed G.J. Vanasschen ordering supplies. - "Les Nageurs. Le suprême bon-ton, n° 15". Paris, Martinet, [ca 1800-1815]. Engraving, 21.3 x 32.8 cm at the plate stroke, on laid paper, 27 x 35.5 cm, heightened with watercolor. Small marginal stains and soiling. Below the image: "Caricatures parisiennes". Interesting overview of the fashionable bathing costumes under the Empire. - "The Struggle." [Ca 1830]. Engraving, 21 x 25.7 cm to the plate stroke, on laid paper, 26.3 x 42.4 cm, heightened with watercolor. Some foxing, concentrated in the margins, small wormholes without affecting the image or the text, folds. On a platform, Minerva protects with her shield the bust of Rousseau, assailed by projectiles, and crowns with laurels that of Voltaire. Several characters (soldiers, ecclesiastics, woman and child, etc.) read works of two philosophers and express aphorisms in phylacteries. Curious character half man half peacock, dog and a cat tearing books... Bibliogr. F. de Girardin, Iconography of Jean-Jacques Rousseau, 665. - "La couronne théâtrale disputée par les demoiselles Duchesnois & Georges Weimer." Paris, Martinet, [ca 1803]. Engraving, 23.5 x 30 cm at the plate stroke, on laid paper, 27 x 38 cm, heightened with watercolor. Small stains and marginal soiling. First edition etching signed "N.P. un habitué du parterre", evoking the political stakes of the rivalry between two new celebrities of the Comédie-française, fighting for the jobs of queen. The government finally intervened in 1803 to calm the quarrels between their respective supporters. - H. VERBEYST after DAUMIER - "The charade. My first on my whole roll... [...]". Brussels, Lith. of L. Slaes, [1838]. Lithogr. 28 x 35 cm, enhanced with watercolor and gouache. In the upper right corner: "Sketch of expressions n° 38". - Columbus, Alphonse Hector, known as] MOLOCH - "What is the matter with you my dear child, you seem to be all sad? - Ah! my father, business is going so badly! [...]". [Paris], Deforet & César (imp. Talons), [1871]. Lithogr. 34,5 x 27,5 cm, enhanced with watercolor. Slightly yellowed, a few small marginal tears. A demi-mondaine complains about the lack of customers to a priest who replies "To whom do you tell my daughter!!!". Numbered "7" above the image. - Louis-Philippe. 33 plates (poor condition). SET OF 84 PLATES, VARIOUS CONDITIONS.
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