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WILLOUGHBY, Avarilla. (artist)
[Collection of Drawings of French and Swiss Costumes]
A unique collection of charming, colourful drawings, all drawn by Avarilla Willoughby after she was 46 for her affectionate daughter "Cecilia," as a handwritten note stated. The costumes are drawn after major printed works of the time and mainly show the dress of French regions (mostly southern such as the Pays Basque and the Pyrenees after Gavarni's 'Montagnards des Pyrénées françaises et Espagnole). A few costumes of Swiss cantons, one of Tirol and two of Genoa in Italy.
- Published
- United Kingdom, probably Warwickshire, ca. 1840.
- Plates
- 35
- Binding/Size
- M=4to
- Value
- 0-5000
- Published
- United Kingdom, probably Warwickshire, ca. 1840.
- Ref
- 841
Folio (40 x 26.2 cm). Thirty-five leaves with drawings in pencil ink and gouache mostly full-page with MS French captions mostly dated (from 1815 to 1831) paper watermarked 1817 and 1821; light soiling to marginal corners occasional light offset of colour very occasional light spotting. Modern paper boards over 1/4 tan calf spine with gilt raised bands and title label to spine. [Some captions are difficult to read] Coloured plates in order: 1. Peasant Costumes. 2. The Costume of Bennes 1829 / Localite Bordelaise 1829. 3. Fermane de Chambre. Paris 1831. 4. Repasseuse Paris 1831. 5. Vallee de Aire / Paysanne d'Aire / Paysanne de Tarbes 1831. 6. Biggore. Baregeois (?) France / Petite Fille d'Aire 1830. 7. Habitant d'Assan / Biggore Baregeoise (?) / Paysan 1831. 8. Paysanne de Bagnieres / Grisette de Tabres / Patre 1831. 9. Louise de Lorraine, Femme de Henry III. 10. Bigorre. Jeune Fille de Lux. 11. La March de Saucisses 1815. 12. Paris Blanchisseuse, 1815. 13. Paris Merciere ambulante / Paris petite Bourgeoise 1815. 14. Femmes Normandes. 15. Costumes de Bolbec 1815. 16. Costumes de Pau 1830. 17. Biggore 1830. Pastor de Gavarni. 18. Berger des Pyrenees 1831. 19. Jeunne Paysanne de la Vallee d'Ossau 1831. 20. Costume des Pyrenees 1831. 21. Costume de Paun 1831. 22. Suisse 1831. Canton de Zug. Bateliere du Lac.. 23. Epouse Frybourgerise Allemande / Paysan du Canton de Schweig / Paysanne du Canton se Schweig 1825. 24. Paysanne du Canton de Shafhouse / Paysan du Canton de Shafhouse / Paysan du Canton de Lucerne / Paysanne du Canton de Lucerne 1825. 25. La belle Laitiere / Soleuroise 1822. 26. Paysanne du Canton Tessin / Paysanne du Canton Soleuse / Paysanne du Canton de Geneve. 27. Chasseur du Chamois 1831. 28. Bernoise en Chasseau / Paysanne de Berne 1830. 29. Paysanne du Canton Tessin / Femme du Gouggisberg. 30. Paysanne Bernoise / Chasseur de Chamois d'Oberhasli, Canton du Berne / Paysanne du Canton de St. Galle 1825. 31. Suisse Canton d'Ury. Femme & Demoiselle 1831. 32. Duche de Genes. Porte faix porteur d'huile a Genes / Fixerande (?) de Colonnade.... 33. Femme du people en toilette, Duche de genes. 34. Femme de Steerzing dans le Tyrol 1831. 35. Costume de Monier (Paris).
