A SET OF 9 RUSSIAN ENGRAVINGS FOR THE CORONATION OF CATHERINE THE GREAT, ST. PETERSBURG, 1850S
A SET OF 9 RUSSIAN ENGRAVINGS FOR THE CORONATION OF CATHERINE THE GREAT, ST. PETERSBURG, 1850S
comprising 9 double-page engraved plates and list of images, by A. Melnikov, Dmitriev, Lebedev, and D. Andruzskiy, Risunki prinadlezhashchie k opisaniiu koronovaniia Imperatritsy Ekateriny II (St. Petersburg, circa 1850), each numbered upper right corner of plate, each image measuring: 47 x 70 cm (18 1/2 x 27 1/2 in.), each full sheet measuring: 57 x 77 cm (22 1/2 x 30 1/4 in.), atlas dimensions: 59 x 43 cm (23 1/4 x 16 7/8 in.)
PROVENANCE
Christie's, New York, November 28, 2007, lot 70
Acquired at the above by the present owner
LOT NOTES
No coronation album was published in Catherine's own lifetime but J-L Develi and Mikhail Makhaev are known to have made drawings from life of the event. In the mid 19th-century 9 previously unknown prints probably after these drawings were found in the Cabinet Archive, from which it is assumed the plates for this edition were made. The last plate shows the fireworks display staged for the coronation; the original carried an imprint showing that it was published by the Academy of Sciences under the supervision of Vinogradov.
CONDITION
Overall in good age-appropriate condition. Visible waviness, creasing, toning and staining to the sheet. Scattered spotting. Wear to the corners and perimeter. A few repaired marginal tears. Half-calf cover boards added later, minor wear to the edges, loss to the upper and lower binding.
N.B. All lots are sold in as-is condition at the time of sale. Please note that any condition statement regarding works of art is given as a courtesy to our clients in order to assist them in assessing the condition. The report is a genuine opinion held by Shapiro Auctions and should not be treated as a statement of fact. The absence of a condition report or a photograph does not preclude the absence of defects or restoration, nor does a reference to particular defects imply the absence of any others. Shapiro Auctions, LLC., including its consultants and agents, shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.
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A SET OF 9 RUSSIAN ENGRAVINGS FOR THE CORONATION OF CATHERINE THE GREAT, ST. PETERSBURG, 1850S
comprising 9 double-page engraved plates and list of images, by A. Melnikov, Dmitriev, Lebedev, and D. Andruzskiy, Risunki prinadlezhashchie k opisaniiu koronovaniia Imperatritsy Ekateriny II (St. Petersburg, circa 1850), each numbered upper right corner of plate, each image measuring: 47 x 70 cm (18 1/2 x 27 1/2 in.), each full sheet measuring: 57 x 77 cm (22 1/2 x 30 1/4 in.), atlas dimensions: 59 x 43 cm (23 1/4 x 16 7/8 in.)
PROVENANCE
Christie's, New York, November 28, 2007, lot 70
Acquired at the above by the present owner
LOT NOTES
No coronation album was published in Catherine's own lifetime but J-L Develi and Mikhail Makhaev are known to have made drawings from life of the event. In the mid 19th-century 9 previously unknown prints probably after these drawings were found in the Cabinet Archive, from which it is assumed the plates for this edition were made. The last plate shows the fireworks display staged for the coronation; the original carried an imprint showing that it was published by the Academy of Sciences under the supervision of Vinogradov.
CONDITION
Overall in good age-appropriate condition. Visible waviness, creasing, toning and staining to the sheet. Scattered spotting. Wear to the corners and perimeter. A few repaired marginal tears. Half-calf cover boards added later, minor wear to the edges, loss to the upper and lower binding.
N.B. All lots are sold in as-is condition at the time of sale. Please note that any condition statement regarding works of art is given as a courtesy to our clients in order to assist them in assessing the condition. The report is a genuine opinion held by Shapiro Auctions and should not be treated as a statement of fact. The absence of a condition report or a photograph does not preclude the absence of defects or restoration, nor does a reference to particular defects imply the absence of any others. Shapiro Auctions, LLC., including its consultants and agents, shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.
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