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FRIES, Ernst.
Franz Xaver Nachtmann, J. Kurzinger.
Quadrille paree costumee representant les quatre parties du monde, executee a la cour de S.M. le Roi de Baviere, le 3rd Fevier 1835.
2 parts in one. A very rare complete suite of plates depicting the Bavarian king Ludwig's court festival of 1835; a costumed quadrille, the first part of which depicted the continents and many representatives of the various countries,Walter Scott enjoyed a great romantic vogue in Europe in the first half of the 19th century. Apart from his novels, he was also known for his biography of Napoleon written after his exile to St. Helena. The second part features characters from Quentin Durward; a historical novel by Sir Walter Scott, first published in 1823. The story concerns a Scottish archer in the service of the French King Louis XI (1423–1483) who plays a prominent part in the narrative.
- Published
- Munich, I.M. Hermann, ca 1835.
- References
- Bobins II 456; Colas 1133; Lipperheide 26.
- Plates
- 50
- Binding/Size
- L=FOLIO
- Value
- 5001-25000
- Published
- Munich, I.M. Hermann, ca 1835.
- Ref
- 1639
Folio (2 parts in 1) 245 x 290mm. Contemporary purple half morocco, extremities lightly rubbed, upper board slightly unevenly sunned. Lithographic frontispiece and 50 lithographic plates, coloured by a contemporary hand and heightened with gum arabic, engraved dedication leaf and part-title to second part, 2 leaves of letterpress contents (lacking general title, spotting to frontispiece, dedication, part-title and contents leaves, although plates are fresh and clean). A very rare complete suite of plates depicting the Bavarian king Ludwig's court festival of 1835; a costumed quadrille, the first part of which depicted the continents and many representatives of the various countries, the second part depicting characters from Scott's chivalric novel 'Quentin Durward', belongs to a series of 6 pageants that place in the year 1835 in Munich. The festival is also the prelude to the 'romantic' processions of the 19th century, on the one hand picking up the tradition of courtly baroque and rococo, and on the other hand, by choosing a historic chivalric romance, it brings medieval chivalry back to life. Furthermore, this work is a rare collection of portraits, as it contains the likenesses of the noble personalities involved in the quadrille. Coloured plates in order: Countries. 1. L'Europe. 2. L'Allemagne. 3. Hongrie. 4. Russie. 5. La Suede. 6. Turquie d'Europe. 7. Pologne. 8. France. 9. Angleterre. 10. Ecosse. 11. Espagne. 12. Portugal. 13. Italie. 14. Grece. 15. Suisse. 16. L'Asie. 17. La Perse. 18. L'Assyrie. 19. Tartarie. 20. Judes. 21. Circassie. 22. Chine. 23. Armenie. 24. L'Afrique. 25. Egypte. 26. Maroc. 27. Tunis. 28. Nubie. 29. Alger. 30. Abyssinie. 31. L'Amerique. 32. Mexique. 33. Perou et Huron. 34. Bresil et Chili. 35. Paraguay. 36. Canada. Quentin Durward. 37. Un heraut d'armes. 38. Garde ecossaise. 39. Galeotti Martius (astrologue) / Olivier le Daim. 40. Louis XI Roi de France. 41. Jeanne de France / Le Duc d'Orleans. 42. Dames de la suite. La Comtesse de Guines, La Comtesse de Joigny, La Marquise de Montserrat) 43. Toison d'or, Chef des herauts du Duc. 44. Le Sire d'Hymbercourt / Tiel Wetzweiler. 45. Philippe de Commines (Sir d'Argenton) / Charles le temeraire (Duc de Bourgogne). 46. La Comtesse Isabelle de Croye / Quintin Durward. 47. La Comtesse de Grevecoeur / Le Comte de Grevecoeur. 48. La Comtesse Hameline de Croye / Le Comte Guillaume de la Mark. 49. Trudchen / Pavillon. 50. Rizpah / Hayraddin (bohemiens).
