PANORAMA; PROVOST-DUMARCHAIS, Adrien
Panorama de Champs-Elysées de Paris
Paris: Aubert, 1855. A Rare Panorama of Paris starting at the Arc de Triomphe and ending at the Tuileries Palace Sixteen Hand Colored Lithograph Panels extending to just over 19 feet [PANORAMA]. PROVOST-DUMARCHAIS, Adrien. Panorama de Champs-Elysées. [Paris: Aubert, 1855]. Oblong octavo (5/34 x 14 3/8 inches; 146 x 365 mm.). Sixteen hand colored lithograph panels, heightened in gum arabic and extending to just over 19 feet (230 inches; 5,840 mm.). The eighth panel with small piece missing from lower blank margin, not affecting image. Blank margins a little dust soiled. Publisher's red silk cloth over boards, expertly rebacked to style in quarter maroon roan, front cover lettered in gilt, corners worn. With the armorial bookplate of G. Bontemps (1799-1882) and the Rodman Wanamaker Loan Collection on rear paste-down. An excellent example of this rare and picturesque panorama. This rare panorama is a remarkable historical artifact, capturing a detailed and vibrant representation of the Avenue des Champs-Elysées in Paris, north side, from the Arc de Triomphe to the Palais des Tuileries extending over almost six meters. All the facades are meticulously represented with the beginning of the side streets. In the foreground appear hundreds of characters who provide precise testimony to the customs and clothing fashions of the time: crews, walkers, children's games, elegant and elegant, riders, gatherings. There are also many private horse-drawn carriages there. Beaujon district, Avenue des Champs-Elysées, Rond-point des Champs-Elysées, Champs Elysées, Place de la Concorde, Jardin des Tuileries, rue de Rivoli and Terrasse des Feuillants, Palais des Tuileries. A rare panorama with OCLC/KVK locating just two examples in libraries and institutions worldwide: University of California Berkeley Library (CA, US); University of Delaware (DE, US). Provenance: Lewis Rodman Wanamaker (1863-1928); G. Bontemps. .

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