Neujahrsblätter der Künstler-Gesellschaft von 1805 bis 1840.

£2,750 · Offered by Shapero Rare Books

Fine copy of the complete first series of this periodical, finely illustrated with lovely, atmospheric hand-coloured plates showing Swiss landscapes, genre scenes, and portraits. Neujahrsblätter are annual publications and pamphlets published by smaller societies or groups for a special occasions or specific reasons. Here the Artists Society sought to educate the local young men by introducing a range of regional Swiss artists, such as Fuessli and Salomon Gessner. 4to. 36 issues, With manuscript title page, 36 aquatint plates, including one folding and 33 hand-coloured, some heightened with gum arabic, each acompanied by an engraved portrait of the artist and text with biographical information and mostly with separate title page which states year of publication; occasional light spotting. Contemporary half calf over marbled boards, flat spine gilt; lightly rubbed.

• Binding: Hardcover

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