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RARE 1796 H.C HAND COLORED ANTIQUE PRINT: costume fashion plate of 'Sheik de l'Arabie Heureuse FROM ENCYCLOPEDIE DES VOYAGES BY GRASSET DE SAINT-SAUVER 225 YEARS OLD MATTED AND CUSTOM FRAMED PROFESSIONALLY IN SIGNED HAND PAINTED FRAME
RARE 1796 H.C HAND COLORED ANTIQUE PRINT: costume fashion plate of 'Sheik de l'Arabie Heureuse FROM ENCYCLOPEDIE DES VOYAGES BY GRASSET DE SAINT-SAUVER 225 YEARS OLD MATTED AND CUSTOM FRAMED PROFESSIONALLY IN SIGNED HAND PAINTED FRAME
RARE 1796 H.C HAND COLORED ANTIQUE PRINT: costume fashion plate of 'Sheik de l'Arabie Heureuse FROM ENCYCLOPEDIE DES VOYAGES BY GRASSET DE SAINT-SAUVER 225 YEARS OLD MATTED AND CUSTOM FRAMED PROFESSIONALLY IN SIGNED HAND PAINTED FRAME
RARE 1796 H.C HAND COLORED ANTIQUE PRINT: costume fashion plate of 'Sheik de l'Arabie Heureuse FROM ENCYCLOPEDIE DES VOYAGES BY GRASSET DE SAINT-SAUVER 225 YEARS OLD MATTED AND CUSTOM FRAMED PROFESSIONALLY IN SIGNED HAND PAINTED FRAME
RARE 1796 H.C HAND COLORED ANTIQUE PRINT: costume fashion plate of 'Sheik de l'Arabie Heureuse FROM ENCYCLOPEDIE DES VOYAGES BY GRASSET DE SAINT-SAUVER 225 YEARS OLD MATTED AND CUSTOM FRAMED PROFESSIONALLY IN SIGNED HAND PAINTED FRAME
RARE 1796 H.C HAND COLORED ANTIQUE PRINT: costume fashion plate of 'Sheik de l'Arabie Heureuse FROM ENCYCLOPEDIE DES VOYAGES BY GRASSET DE SAINT-SAUVER 225 YEARS OLD MATTED AND CUSTOM FRAMED PROFESSIONALLY IN SIGNED HAND PAINTED FRAME
RARE 1796 H.C HAND COLORED ANTIQUE PRINT: costume fashion plate of 'Sheik de l'Arabie Heureuse FROM ENCYCLOPEDIE DES VOYAGES BY GRASSET DE SAINT-SAUVER 225 YEARS OLD MATTED AND CUSTOM FRAMED PROFESSIONALLY IN SIGNED HAND PAINTED FRAME
RARE 1796 H.C HAND COLORED ANTIQUE PRINT: costume fashion plate of 'Sheik de l'Arabie Heureuse FROM ENCYCLOPEDIE DES VOYAGES BY GRASSET DE SAINT-SAUVER 225 YEARS OLD MATTED AND CUSTOM FRAMED PROFESSIONALLY IN SIGNED HAND PAINTED FRAME
RARE 1796 H.C HAND COLORED ANTIQUE PRINT: costume fashion plate of 'Sheik de l'Arabie Heureuse FROM ENCYCLOPEDIE DES VOYAGES BY GRASSET DE SAINT-SAUVER 225 YEARS OLD MATTED AND CUSTOM FRAMED PROFESSIONALLY IN SIGNED HAND PAINTED FRAME
RARE 1796 H.C HAND COLORED ANTIQUE PRINT: costume fashion plate of 'Sheik de l'Arabie Heureuse FROM ENCYCLOPEDIE DES VOYAGES BY GRASSET DE SAINT-SAUVER 225 YEARS OLD MATTED AND CUSTOM FRAMED PROFESSIONALLY IN SIGNED HAND PAINTED FRAME
RARE 1796 H.C HAND COLORED ANTIQUE PRINT: costume fashion plate of 'Sheik de l'Arabie Heureuse FROM ENCYCLOPEDIE DES VOYAGES BY GRASSET DE SAINT-SAUVER 225 YEARS OLD MATTED AND CUSTOM FRAMED PROFESSIONALLY IN SIGNED HAND PAINTED FRAME
RARE 1796 H.C HAND COLORED ANTIQUE PRINT: costume fashion plate of 'Sheik de l'Arabie Heureuse FROM ENCYCLOPEDIE DES VOYAGES BY GRASSET DE SAINT-SAUVER 225 YEARS OLD MATTED AND CUSTOM FRAMED PROFESSIONALLY IN SIGNED HAND PAINTED FRAME

RARE 1796 H.C HAND COLORED ANTIQUE PRINT: costume fashion plate of 'Sheik de l'Arabie Heureuse FROM ENCYCLOPEDIE DES VOYAGES BY GRASSET DE SAINT-SAUVER 225 YEARS OLD MATTED AND CUSTOM FRAMED PROFESSIONALLY IN SIGNED HAND PAINTED FRAME

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ITEM DFPO200

Authentic and extremely rare framed 1796 H.C antique print

For the time it was created, this is a detailed 1796 hand-colored costume fashion plate of 'Sheik de l'Arabie Heureuse'
AUTHENTIC ORIGINAL FASHION PRINT
IN HAND-PAINTED & SIGNED FRAME
FRAMED AND MATTED PROFESSIONALLY

 

We recently closed our gallery of rare antique books and prints, some framed, some not and all our artwork and antique prints will be listed here daily.

EXTREMELY RARE!

This rare plate can also be seen displayed in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

You are buying the nicely framed antique VERY RARE original chromolithograph seen on all the photos, framed in a delicately hand painted frame created to enhance the lithograph, signed by the artist, and matted professionally with top of the line acid free suede-look mat. 

Finished size is 13 1/2" x 11 1/2" 

GREAT CONDITION

INSPECT CAREFULLY TO BE SATISFIED

ONE BLACK SPOT NEAR THE MARGIN POSSIBLY CAUSED BY THE ARTIST THAT HAND COLORED IT 225+ YEARS AGO.

This authentic and extremely rare detailed 1796 hand-colored (at the time) costume fashion plate of  'Sheik de l'Arabie Heureuse' came from the original 5 volumes very rare “Encyclopédie des Voyages” (Voyage historique, littéraire et pittoresque) dedicated to costumes and ways of life from Europe, Asia, America, and Africa from Grasset de Saint-Sauver (France, 1757-1810). The set was published in 1796 and lists 432 full page illustrations which are hand colored and which this is one of. The illustrations are fanciful and fascinating. These books were a truly remarkable and beautiful compilation of supposed anthropological knowledge of the time.

From “Costumes de Différents Pays”, this is the plate of 'Sheik de l'Arabie Heureuse', an early 19th century Drawing Hand-colored etching dated 1796, a hand-tinted engraving on paper by Labrousse (France, Bordeaux, late 18th century).

From one of the volumes of “Encyclopédie des voyages” containing: l'abrégé historique des moeurs, usages, habitudes domestiques, religions, fêtes, supplices, funérailles, sciences, arts, et commerce de tous les peuples. Europe [Asie - Afrique - Amérique]. Paris: chez l'auteur, Decroy, an 4e de la République 1795-1796.

 

5 parties en 4 volumes in-4 (255 x 187 mm). 4 frontispieces et 427 aquatintes hors texte, toutes d'après les dessins de Grasset de Saint-Sauveur et coloriées a la main à l'époque

 

The National Library of Canada prepared an exhibition from its Rare Book Collection entitled "Passages: A Treasure Trove of North American Exploration." The library highlights an image of the rare book "Encyclopedie des voyages" and a biographical sketch of Canadian traveler and author Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur (1757-1810).

 

Whether by accident or design, this rare encyclopedia could just as well have been entitled Encyclopedie des costumes. In fairness to the author, Grasset, Saint Sauveur did indicate his true intention in the long subtitle to his work which indicates that his encyclopedia contains a brief history of all the people but a complete collection of their civilian, military, religious and ceremonial dress, drawn from nature, engraved with care and colored with water colors. In total, there are 432 colored plates all done by the author himself.

 

As an etcher, drawer and writer, Grasset de Saint-Sauver was literally bewitched by costumes. Born in Montreal in April 1757, at the beginning of the 7 years war, he went to live in France after the conquest of New France by the British. He studied at Sainte-barbe College in Paris, and then embarked on a writing and diplomatic career. After serving as French vice-consul in Hungary for several years, he was promoted to consul in Cairo. He died in Paris in may 1810. 

 

Size of plate alone: 10 3/8” x 7 5/8” (26.35 x 19.37 cm)

Size of engraving alone: 8 ½” x 6” (21.59 x 15.24 cm).

NOT A REPRODUCTION

  

Printed on heavy paper

This is reduced since we just closed our art gallery and are liquidating what is left.

  

The print is a very rare original!  

This is a real bargain, and ready to go!

It makes a great gift for collectors of rare prints.

We also carry loose original prints 300 years old or less in great condition such as: Albin, Audubon, Baron, Barraband, Bertuch, Brodtmann, Brown, Buffon, Cassel, Curtis, Cuvier, Donovan, Edwards, Fitch, Frisch, Grandville, Harrison, Walter Hood, Latham, Linden,Linnaeus, Loddiges, Martinet, McKenney, Morris, Munting, Redoute, Reinchenbachia, Schreber, Schubert, Selby, Shaw and Nodder, Van Geel, Warner, etc.... etc...
Again, we closed our art store of antique prints and custom frames as well as our store of rare artifacts from around the world and we will now sell them direct to the public here. We have 1000's of antique prints and it will take a while to do so, so if you are interested in prints from the names above or others since I did not have time to list them all, please contact us.