WATTIER, Édouard; WATTIER, Émile - La Journée D'Une Actrice, Ou Douze Scènes de Jour Et de Nuit

Paris: Sazerac et Duval, 1826. The Day of an Actress, or Twelve Scenes of Day and Night Twelve Hand-Colored Lithographed Plates WATTIER, Édouard. [La Journée d'une actrice, ou Douze scènes de jour et de nuit, Lithographiées par Ed. Wattier. Paris: Sazerac et Duval, 1826]. First edition. Large folio (14 1/4 x 10 1/2 inches; 362 x 267 mm.). Twelve hand-colored lithographed plates. Plates lithographed by Engelmann & Langlumé. Bound without the four leaves of text. Mid twentieth century olive green cloth with red leather spine label ruled and lettered in gilt, plain endpapers. A few minor marginal tears. Front and rear free endpapers a little chipped on fore-margin. An excellent example of this very rare suite. A charming suite of twelve hand colored lithographs depicting the life in the day of an actress from 10:00 am to midnight. Rare. OCLC & KVK locate just two examples in libraries and institutions worldwide: Boston Public Library (MA, US); Staatliche Museen zu Berlin (Germany) Note: According to AKL Online it is a matter of dispute whether the drawings are by Édouard Wattier or by his brother Émile. Édouard Wattier (1793-1871). Brother of Émile Wattier, he was a printmaker and painter/draughtsman. Émile Wattier (1800-1868). Brother of Édouard, he was also a painter, illustrator, engraver and lithographer. The plates are captioned: "10 heures du matin. Conseil de toilette" "Onze heures du matin. Visite au Journaliste" "Midi. Réception de l'Auteur" "Deux heures après midi. Comité de Lecture" "3 heures après midi. Les amateurs à la répétition" "Quatre heures du soir. Promenade sentimentale au bois" "Cinq heures du soir. Diner au rocher de Cancale" "7 heures du soir. Préparatifs de triomphe" (small chip/paper fault to lower fore-margin) "8 heures du soir. Entrée en scène" "10 heures du soir. Disgrace!!" "Onze heures du soir. Consolations" "Minuit. Repos." Lipperheide 3694. .

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