Congrès de Paris

Congrès de Paris

Galerie de Plénipotentiaires au Congrès de Paris…

Paris,Ernest Boudin, 1856.

Fine presentation copy bound by Despierres, the emperor's bookbinder established in rue de l'Echelle in Paris.

2° (554 x 495 mm). Green hard-grained morocco, borders tooled in gilt and blind, gilt imperial coat of arms of Napoleon III in centre, diamond-shaped compartments with gilt national symbols in corners, gilt edges (Despierres). Joints slighlty rubbed.

An important account of the Congress of Paris where the peace treaty with Russia was signed; emissaries from England, Austria, Sardinia and the Ottoman Empire were also represented.

Illustrated with 15 lithographed portraits on a tinted background after photographs by Mayer and Pierson.

The armorials of the countries present at the congress are finely painted and illuminated on the title page.

Provenance

Osenat, Gérard Souham Collection, 7 December 2008, lot 219. 

Literature

Quérard, Archives littéraires, p. 296 lists 16 portraits (there are however only 15 biographical notes).

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Galerie de Plénipotentiaires au Congrès de Paris…

Paris, Ernest Boudin, 1856.

Bel exemplaire de présent relié par Despierres, relieur de l’empereur établi rue de l’Echelle à Paris.

Provenance

Osenat, Collection Gérard Souham, 7 décembre 2008, lot 219.

Bibliographie

Quérard, Archives littéraires, p. 296 lists 16 portraits (there are however only 15 biographical notes).