Author: MÜLLER, Franz Hubert; VÖLLINGER, Joseph, lithographer
Title: Grossherzoglich Hessisches Militair
Description: Carlsruhe: Johann Velten, 1830. Thirty Superb Hand-Colored Lithographed Plates Depicting The Hessian Army MÜLLER, Franz Hubert. VÖLLINGER, Joseph, lithographer. Grossherzoglich Hessisches Militair. Nach der Natur ausgenommen von Doctor F.H. Müller- und auf Stein gezeichnet von J. Völlinger. Herausgegeben von Johann Velten in Carlsruhe. Carlsruhe: Johann Velten, [ca. 1830]. First edition. Folio (17 x 13 1/2 inches; 432 x 343 mm.). Mounted lithographed title, mounted lithograph dedication to Ludwig I of Hesse-Darmstadt (1753-1830) the first Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine. Thirty spectacular mounted hand-colored lithographed plates heightened with gum arabic, all with tissue guards, all on stubs. A few plates with scattered marginal foxing. Previous owner's (Max von Baden) pencil inscription to front free endpaper, Von Baden library stamp to title-page. Together with seven additional hand colored lithographs housed in a quarter black cloth over black boards portfolio with three cloth ties. Contemporary quarter speckled calf over speckled boards, speckled calf corner tips. Smooth spine decoratively ruled in gilt, red, green and blue calf labels lettered in gilt. Head and tail of spine expertly restored. The superb hand colored lithograph plates include: a Major General; a warrant officer of the Duke of Hessen; a general officer; engineers and figures from all divisions of the army: cavalry, artillery, infantry, military police, etc. standing or on horseback in a landscape, in the barracks or in a town. Hessians were German soldiers who served as auxiliaries to the British Army in several major wars in the 18th century, most notably the American Revolutionary War. The term is a synecdoche for all Germans who fought on the British side, since 65% came from the German states of Hesse-Kassel and Hesse-Hanau. Known for their discipline and martial prowess, around 30,000 to 37,000 Hessians fought in the war, comprising around 25% of British land forces. While regarded both contemporaneously and historiographically as mercenaries, Hessians were legally distinguished as auxiliaries: whereas mercenaries served a foreign government on their own accord, auxiliaries were soldiers hired out to a foreign party by their own government, to which they remained in service. Auxiliaries were a major source of income for many small and relatively poor German states, typically serving in wars in which their governments were neutral. Like most auxiliaries of this period, Hessians were attached to foreign armies as entire units, fighting under their own flags, commanded by their usual officers, and wearing their existing uniforms. Hessians played an essential role in the Revolutionary War, particularly in the northern theater. They served with distinction in many battles, most notably at White Plains and Fort Washington. The added manpower and skill of German troops greatly sustained the British war effort—at some points accounting for up to one-third of British strength—but also outraged colonists and increased support for the Revolutionary cause. The use of "large armies of foreign mercenaries" was one of the 27 colonial grievances against King George III in the Declaration of Independence, and the Patriots cited the deployment of Hessians as proof of British violations of the colonists' rights. OCLC/KVK locate just five examples in libraries and institutions worldwide: Morgan Library and Museum (NY, US); Brown University (RI, US); Badische Landesbibliothek (Germany); Kunstbiblio Staatliche Museen zu Berlin (Germany); National Library of Ireland. Franz Hubert Müller (1784-1835) German painter and art historian, he was appointed court painter to the Prince of Waldeck in 1807 and headed the Grand Ducal painting gallery in Darmstadt from 1823. Joseph Völlinger (1790-1846) German painter and lithographer. He worked in Munich and Karlsruhe. Provenance: Prince Maximilian of Baden's copy with his library stamp to title. Also known as Max von Baden, he was a German prince, general, and politician. He was heir presumptive to the throne of the Grand Duchy of Baden, who in October and November 1918 briefly served as the last chancellor of the German Empire and minister-president of Prussia. He sued for peace on Germany's behalf at the end of World War I based on U.S. President Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points, and took steps towards transforming the government into a parliamentary system. Bobins II, 373; Colas 2155; Hiler, p. 634; Lipperheide 2211. .
Keywords: VÖLLINGER, Joseph, lithographer Books in German Costume Naval and Military
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Title: Grossherzoglich Hessisches Militair
Description: Carlsruhe: Johann Velten, 1830. Thirty Superb Hand-Colored Lithographed Plates Depicting The Hessian Army MÜLLER, Franz Hubert. VÖLLINGER, Joseph, lithographer. Grossherzoglich Hessisches Militair. Nach der Natur ausgenommen von Doctor F.H. Müller- und auf Stein gezeichnet von J. Völlinger. Herausgegeben von Johann Velten in Carlsruhe. Carlsruhe: Johann Velten, [ca. 1830]. First edition. Folio (17 x 13 1/2 inches; 432 x 343 mm.). Mounted lithographed title, mounted lithograph dedication to Ludwig I of Hesse-Darmstadt (1753-1830) the first Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine. Thirty spectacular mounted hand-colored lithographed plates heightened with gum arabic, all with tissue guards, all on stubs. A few plates with scattered marginal foxing. Previous owner's (Max von Baden) pencil inscription to front free endpaper, Von Baden library stamp to title-page. Together with seven additional hand colored lithographs housed in a quarter black cloth over black boards portfolio with three cloth ties. Contemporary quarter speckled calf over speckled boards, speckled calf corner tips. Smooth spine decoratively ruled in gilt, red, green and blue calf labels lettered in gilt. Head and tail of spine expertly restored. The superb hand colored lithograph plates include: a Major General; a warrant officer of the Duke of Hessen; a general officer; engineers and figures from all divisions of the army: cavalry, artillery, infantry, military police, etc. standing or on horseback in a landscape, in the barracks or in a town. Hessians were German soldiers who served as auxiliaries to the British Army in several major wars in the 18th century, most notably the American Revolutionary War. The term is a synecdoche for all Germans who fought on the British side, since 65% came from the German states of Hesse-Kassel and Hesse-Hanau. Known for their discipline and martial prowess, around 30,000 to 37,000 Hessians fought in the war, comprising around 25% of British land forces. While regarded both contemporaneously and historiographically as mercenaries, Hessians were legally distinguished as auxiliaries: whereas mercenaries served a foreign government on their own accord, auxiliaries were soldiers hired out to a foreign party by their own government, to which they remained in service. Auxiliaries were a major source of income for many small and relatively poor German states, typically serving in wars in which their governments were neutral. Like most auxiliaries of this period, Hessians were attached to foreign armies as entire units, fighting under their own flags, commanded by their usual officers, and wearing their existing uniforms. Hessians played an essential role in the Revolutionary War, particularly in the northern theater. They served with distinction in many battles, most notably at White Plains and Fort Washington. The added manpower and skill of German troops greatly sustained the British war effort—at some points accounting for up to one-third of British strength—but also outraged colonists and increased support for the Revolutionary cause. The use of "large armies of foreign mercenaries" was one of the 27 colonial grievances against King George III in the Declaration of Independence, and the Patriots cited the deployment of Hessians as proof of British violations of the colonists' rights. OCLC/KVK locate just five examples in libraries and institutions worldwide: Morgan Library and Museum (NY, US); Brown University (RI, US); Badische Landesbibliothek (Germany); Kunstbiblio Staatliche Museen zu Berlin (Germany); National Library of Ireland. Franz Hubert Müller (1784-1835) German painter and art historian, he was appointed court painter to the Prince of Waldeck in 1807 and headed the Grand Ducal painting gallery in Darmstadt from 1823. Joseph Völlinger (1790-1846) German painter and lithographer. He worked in Munich and Karlsruhe. Provenance: Prince Maximilian of Baden's copy with his library stamp to title. Also known as Max von Baden, he was a German prince, general, and politician. He was heir presumptive to the throne of the Grand Duchy of Baden, who in October and November 1918 briefly served as the last chancellor of the German Empire and minister-president of Prussia. He sued for peace on Germany's behalf at the end of World War I based on U.S. President Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points, and took steps towards transforming the government into a parliamentary system. Bobins II, 373; Colas 2155; Hiler, p. 634; Lipperheide 2211. .
Keywords: VÖLLINGER, Joseph, lithographer Books in German Costume Naval and Military
Price: US$ 10500.00 Seller: David Brass Rare Books (ABAA/ILAB)
- Book number: 05923
- Book number: 05923
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