Author: EBEN, Adolphus Christian Frederick, Baron von and Nicolaus Heideloff
Title: Swedish Army, the
Description: London: Rudolph Ackermann, 1808. Twenty-Four Superb Hand Colored Aquatint Plates Heightened with Silver and Gold Engraved by Nicolaus Heideloff after Baron Eben All with Manuscript Captions in Ink EBEN, Adolphus Christian Frederick, Baron von. HEIDELOFF, Nicolaus. The Swedish Army. Modèles de l'Uniforme Militaire Adopté dans l'Armée Royale de Suède. London: Rudolph Ackermann, 1808. First edition. Folio (13 1/4 x 10 5/8 inches: 336 x 270 mm.). [iv], [1]-29, [1, blank] pp. Two engraved dedication leaves in English and in French, half-title. Twenty-four superb hand colored aquatint plates engraved by Nicolaus Heideloff after Baron Eben, heightened with silver and gold, and with manuscript captions in ink of Swedish soldiers of various ranks, followed by plate twenty-five "The Distinctive Marks of Ranks" with partial hand coloring. Plates watermarked J. Whatman 1806, 1807 & 1808. Plates 9, 10, 11 & 12 with very slight marginal soiling to top right. All plates with tissue-guards. Bound ca. 1808 in quarter olive green calf over marbled boards ruled in gilt, front cover with rectangular olive green calf label, decoratively bordered and lettered in gilt. Smooth spine decorated in gilt, marbled endpapers. Light wear to spine extremities and corners - still a wonderful example of this great rarity. Colas 927 calls for a title-page preceding then two dedication leaves. This would appear to be the only reference to a 'title-page' that we could find. There is another example presently on the market (Ruuds Antikvariat, Norway $9,000) - also without a title-page. This rare series of hand-colored aquatints, originally published in six parts, offers a vivid depiction of the uniforms of the Swedish army during the Napoleonic Wars. The illustrations, set against picturesque backgrounds of army camps, city views, and fortifications, showcase both officers and soldiers. The drawings were created by Baron Eben, a Prussian army officer and aristocrat who had a notable military career. Baron Eben entered British service in 1801 and joined the Prince of Wales' 10th Regiment of Light Dragoons. He established a company of light horse modeled after the Hungarian Hussars and composed of foreigners. His military career included fighting in Portugal and Spain during the Napoleonic Wars, and he continued to serve in the British army until after Napoleon's defeat at Waterloo in 1815. The work is dedicated to the Prince of Wales, likely as part of Baron Eben's efforts to promote his proposals for reforming the British military. His original drawings were transformed into vibrant aquatints by Nicolaus Heideloff (1761-1837), the brother of the painter Victor Heideloff. Nicolaus Heideloff trained in Stuttgart and Paris but was based in London from 1794 to 1815, after which he became the director of the Mauritshuis at The Hague. Bobins V, 1574; Colas 927; Hiler, p.257; Prideaux p.334. .
Keywords: Books in French Naval and Military
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Title: Swedish Army, the
Description: London: Rudolph Ackermann, 1808. Twenty-Four Superb Hand Colored Aquatint Plates Heightened with Silver and Gold Engraved by Nicolaus Heideloff after Baron Eben All with Manuscript Captions in Ink EBEN, Adolphus Christian Frederick, Baron von. HEIDELOFF, Nicolaus. The Swedish Army. Modèles de l'Uniforme Militaire Adopté dans l'Armée Royale de Suède. London: Rudolph Ackermann, 1808. First edition. Folio (13 1/4 x 10 5/8 inches: 336 x 270 mm.). [iv], [1]-29, [1, blank] pp. Two engraved dedication leaves in English and in French, half-title. Twenty-four superb hand colored aquatint plates engraved by Nicolaus Heideloff after Baron Eben, heightened with silver and gold, and with manuscript captions in ink of Swedish soldiers of various ranks, followed by plate twenty-five "The Distinctive Marks of Ranks" with partial hand coloring. Plates watermarked J. Whatman 1806, 1807 & 1808. Plates 9, 10, 11 & 12 with very slight marginal soiling to top right. All plates with tissue-guards. Bound ca. 1808 in quarter olive green calf over marbled boards ruled in gilt, front cover with rectangular olive green calf label, decoratively bordered and lettered in gilt. Smooth spine decorated in gilt, marbled endpapers. Light wear to spine extremities and corners - still a wonderful example of this great rarity. Colas 927 calls for a title-page preceding then two dedication leaves. This would appear to be the only reference to a 'title-page' that we could find. There is another example presently on the market (Ruuds Antikvariat, Norway $9,000) - also without a title-page. This rare series of hand-colored aquatints, originally published in six parts, offers a vivid depiction of the uniforms of the Swedish army during the Napoleonic Wars. The illustrations, set against picturesque backgrounds of army camps, city views, and fortifications, showcase both officers and soldiers. The drawings were created by Baron Eben, a Prussian army officer and aristocrat who had a notable military career. Baron Eben entered British service in 1801 and joined the Prince of Wales' 10th Regiment of Light Dragoons. He established a company of light horse modeled after the Hungarian Hussars and composed of foreigners. His military career included fighting in Portugal and Spain during the Napoleonic Wars, and he continued to serve in the British army until after Napoleon's defeat at Waterloo in 1815. The work is dedicated to the Prince of Wales, likely as part of Baron Eben's efforts to promote his proposals for reforming the British military. His original drawings were transformed into vibrant aquatints by Nicolaus Heideloff (1761-1837), the brother of the painter Victor Heideloff. Nicolaus Heideloff trained in Stuttgart and Paris but was based in London from 1794 to 1815, after which he became the director of the Mauritshuis at The Hague. Bobins V, 1574; Colas 927; Hiler, p.257; Prideaux p.334. .
Keywords: Books in French Naval and Military
Price: US$ 6500.00 Seller: David Brass Rare Books (ABAA/ILAB)
- Book number: 05846
- Book number: 05846
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