25 plates folio, mounted in a large folio album, contemporary red roan richly gilt and decorated. A scarce suite of 25 large romantic lithographs finely coloured at the time: they illustrate the letters of the alphabet through portraits of women. The collection is very precious for the history of romantic costume and hairstyle. Grevedon is, according to Henri Beraldi, one of the masters of this genre. Henri Grevedon (1776-1860) met his first success under the Napoleonic Empire. He worked in Russia, Stockholm, and England until 1820 and produced lithographs exclusively from 1822 to 1845. A remarkable collection brilliantly hand coloured at the time. The prints are immaculate, which is exceptional for this suite. They have been put together in a romantic album richly gilt and decorated under the title « Portraits of women II.» Its title page hasn't been preserved. Coloured plates in order: 1. 'A.' Brunette lady with a pale blue bow at her neck. 2. 'B.' Lady in a pretty bonnet and cloak. 3. 'C.' Lady in a strapless dress, with pink waistband. 4. 'D.' Lady in an emerald green dress. 5. 'E.' Young lady with a pretty bow at her throat. 6. 'F.' Young lady with an orange bow and matching waistband. 7. 'G.' Lady in a lovely strapless gown, rouge on her cheeks. 8. 'H.' Lady in a mauve dress, with a black bow and black lace headwear. 9. 'I.' Lady in a tan dress, with a white lace collar. 10. 'J.' Young lady in a strapless, multi-coloured dress with puff sleeves. 11. 'K.' Lady in a golden, strapless gown, with flowers in her hair. 12. 'L.' Lady in a dark green gown. 13. 'M.' Lady in her Riding dress, black hat, and green silk ribbons. 14. 'N.' Young lady in a mauve dress with puff sleeves, rouge on her cheeks. 15. 'O'. Young lady in a 'rust' coloured dress, with a black and yellow patterned shawl around her shoulders. 16. 'P.' Young lady in a ruby red dress, with white puff sleeves. 17. 'Q.' Lady in a pink strapless dress, with a fur stole around her neck. 18. 'R.' Lady in a green dress, wearing a feathered bonnet. 19. 'S.' Lady in a soft pink gown, with flowers in her hair and a shawl around her shoulders. 20. 'T.' Young lady in a white strapless dress with puff sleeves. 21. 'U.' Young brunette lady in a pale pink gown, with matching bows and flowers in her hair. 22. 'V.' Lady in a dark purple strapless dress, with puff sleeves. 23. 'X.' Young lady in a brown dress, cloak, and pink bonnet with ribbons. 24. 'Y.' Young lady in a lovely pale yellow strapless gown, with blue bows. 25. 'Z.' Lady in an emerald green dress, with a pink bow at her neck.