Author: GATINE, George Jacques; LANTE, Louis Marie
Title: Collection de Travestissemens de Toutes Nations
Description: Paris: , 1832. One of the Rarest and Most Charming of all Costume Books GATINE, George Jacques. [LANTE, Louis Marie], illustrators. Collection de Travestissemens de Toutes les Nations. Pour Dames. Paris, 1832. First edition of one of the rarest and most charming costume books. Folio (12 7/8 x 9 1/4 inches; 327 x 235 mm.). Printed wrapper as title-page, and twenty-two hand colored engraved plates by Gatine after Lanté?. One additional plate by Gatine "Indienne" cut and mounted at end. Some light foxing affecting plate nos. 1, 2, 3 & 13 only. Nineteenth century French quarter dark green calf over green paper boards with dark green calf corners. Smooth spine ruled, decorated and lettered in gilt, all edges sprinkled blue. From the celebrated library of Cortlandt F. Bishop with his black leather bookplate on front paste-down. An exceptionally rare and complete suite of 22 brilliantly hand colored engravings, representing various costumes and women's clothing including: Spanish costume, Basque costume, Irish, Catalan, Bearnese, Domino, Magician, German, Basque, etc. The last copy to appear at auction was in 1966 and before that this copy at the Cortlandt F. Bishop Auction at Anderson Galleries, NY, in 1938. OCLC/KVK locate just two examples in libraries and institutions worldwide: Buffalo & Erie County Rare Book Library (US, NY) & Northwestern University Library (IL, US). This collection of highly detailed fashion plates is often attributed to Lanté, the costume drawings are very much in his style, although there is no signature to allow the authorship to be confirmed (Colas). “Georges-Jacques Gatine was the leading costume engraver of his time. For many years he supplied plates for the Journal des dames. He engraved the 115 designs which make up Le bon genre , a lively mélange caricaturing people and scenes of contemporary interest” (Ray, The Art of the French Illustrated Book, p. 141). Georges-Jacques Gatine (1773-1848) is considered one of the 19th-century masters of fashion plate etchings. He was closely associated with L'abbé de la Mésangère, who was director of Journal des Dames et Modes. Gatine was the engraver for the important portfolio Le Bon Genre (1817) and Incroyables et Merveilleuses (ca. 1815) which satirized Parisian social life and proved to be an inspiration for the art of Daumier. Gatine executed several other works based on drawings by Lante. The genre painter Louis-Marie Lante (born 1789) did watercolors for several collections of costume published by Journal des Modes after 1817. Louis-Marie Lanté (1789-1871) was a prominent painter and designer, celebrated for his contributions to fashion illustration and costume studies. He trained under Vaudoyer and exhibited at the Salons from 1824 to 1838, earning a silver medal at Lille in 1825. As the most prolific designer for the Journal des Dames et des Modes, Lanté created numerous fashion figures in watercolor, which were engraved by Georges-Jacques Gatine. Lanté's work extended beyond fashion figures; he also participated in producing large format board suites for the Journal des Dames et Modes. These suites included depictions of regional costumes, especially from Normandy, as well as costumes from foreign countries and historical attire. Notably, he contributed to the "French Gallery of women famous for their talents or beauty, or portraits, drawn, engraved and colored." Lanté's elegant and refined illustrations provide an invaluable record of 18th and 19th-century feminine and masculine outfits. The Plates: 1. Costume Espagnol 2. Costume Basque 3. Irlandaise 4. Catalane 5. Béarnaise 6. Domino 7. Magicienne 8. Allemande 9. Basquaise 10. Ancien Costume des Montagnes de Béarn 11. Costume de la Navarre espagnole 12. Bachelette 13. Damoiselle 14. Andalouse 15. Anglaise 16. Napolitaine 17. Marinière 18. Pélerine 19. Lithuanienne 20. Marchande d’Oublies 21. Pierrette 22. Gillette ** additional plate "Indienne." Bobins III, 933; Colas 1184; Hiler, p.334; Not in Lipperheide. .
Keywords: LANTE, Louis Marie Books in French Costume
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Title: Collection de Travestissemens de Toutes Nations
Description: Paris: , 1832. One of the Rarest and Most Charming of all Costume Books GATINE, George Jacques. [LANTE, Louis Marie], illustrators. Collection de Travestissemens de Toutes les Nations. Pour Dames. Paris, 1832. First edition of one of the rarest and most charming costume books. Folio (12 7/8 x 9 1/4 inches; 327 x 235 mm.). Printed wrapper as title-page, and twenty-two hand colored engraved plates by Gatine after Lanté?. One additional plate by Gatine "Indienne" cut and mounted at end. Some light foxing affecting plate nos. 1, 2, 3 & 13 only. Nineteenth century French quarter dark green calf over green paper boards with dark green calf corners. Smooth spine ruled, decorated and lettered in gilt, all edges sprinkled blue. From the celebrated library of Cortlandt F. Bishop with his black leather bookplate on front paste-down. An exceptionally rare and complete suite of 22 brilliantly hand colored engravings, representing various costumes and women's clothing including: Spanish costume, Basque costume, Irish, Catalan, Bearnese, Domino, Magician, German, Basque, etc. The last copy to appear at auction was in 1966 and before that this copy at the Cortlandt F. Bishop Auction at Anderson Galleries, NY, in 1938. OCLC/KVK locate just two examples in libraries and institutions worldwide: Buffalo & Erie County Rare Book Library (US, NY) & Northwestern University Library (IL, US). This collection of highly detailed fashion plates is often attributed to Lanté, the costume drawings are very much in his style, although there is no signature to allow the authorship to be confirmed (Colas). “Georges-Jacques Gatine was the leading costume engraver of his time. For many years he supplied plates for the Journal des dames. He engraved the 115 designs which make up Le bon genre , a lively mélange caricaturing people and scenes of contemporary interest” (Ray, The Art of the French Illustrated Book, p. 141). Georges-Jacques Gatine (1773-1848) is considered one of the 19th-century masters of fashion plate etchings. He was closely associated with L'abbé de la Mésangère, who was director of Journal des Dames et Modes. Gatine was the engraver for the important portfolio Le Bon Genre (1817) and Incroyables et Merveilleuses (ca. 1815) which satirized Parisian social life and proved to be an inspiration for the art of Daumier. Gatine executed several other works based on drawings by Lante. The genre painter Louis-Marie Lante (born 1789) did watercolors for several collections of costume published by Journal des Modes after 1817. Louis-Marie Lanté (1789-1871) was a prominent painter and designer, celebrated for his contributions to fashion illustration and costume studies. He trained under Vaudoyer and exhibited at the Salons from 1824 to 1838, earning a silver medal at Lille in 1825. As the most prolific designer for the Journal des Dames et des Modes, Lanté created numerous fashion figures in watercolor, which were engraved by Georges-Jacques Gatine. Lanté's work extended beyond fashion figures; he also participated in producing large format board suites for the Journal des Dames et Modes. These suites included depictions of regional costumes, especially from Normandy, as well as costumes from foreign countries and historical attire. Notably, he contributed to the "French Gallery of women famous for their talents or beauty, or portraits, drawn, engraved and colored." Lanté's elegant and refined illustrations provide an invaluable record of 18th and 19th-century feminine and masculine outfits. The Plates: 1. Costume Espagnol 2. Costume Basque 3. Irlandaise 4. Catalane 5. Béarnaise 6. Domino 7. Magicienne 8. Allemande 9. Basquaise 10. Ancien Costume des Montagnes de Béarn 11. Costume de la Navarre espagnole 12. Bachelette 13. Damoiselle 14. Andalouse 15. Anglaise 16. Napolitaine 17. Marinière 18. Pélerine 19. Lithuanienne 20. Marchande d’Oublies 21. Pierrette 22. Gillette ** additional plate "Indienne." Bobins III, 933; Colas 1184; Hiler, p.334; Not in Lipperheide. .
Keywords: LANTE, Louis Marie Books in French Costume
Price: US$ 9500.00 Seller: David Brass Rare Books (ABAA/ILAB)
- Book number: 05970
- Book number: 05970
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