Jean Baptiste Fortuné / ALBUM Of PORTRAIT SKETCHES Mainly Pencil

Description: ALBUM Of PORTRAIT SKETCHES, Mainly Pencil.; Souvenier. Firenze. 1827. [Spine title] Author: Fortuné De Fournier, Jean Baptiste [1798 - 1864] Title: ALBUM Of PORTRAIT SKETCHES, Mainly Pencil.; Souvenier. Firenze. 1827. [Spine title] Publication: Firenze [Florence]: 1827 Description: 42 leaves of mounting paper: grey, green, light purple in color. 39 [of 42 originally] portrait miniatures, with 23 of the portraits annotated with sitter's name. Most drawn on other, whitish paper, then affixed to album leaves [usually the recto]. Album: 4-3/4" x 6-1/8". Portraits: ~ 3-7/8" x 3-1/8. Most rectangular, some oval. Bespoke black half-morocco binding with green cloth boards. Armorial device [Fournier's?] gilt stamped to center of the covers. General binding wear, with front joint starting at bottom. Ffep inscribed, by an unknown hand: "Le Fournier / Painter at the Court of Napoleon III / + Empress Eugenie / Uncle of Adèle Sborgi [?]" Jean Baptiste Fortuné de Fournier was a popular portraitist who had painted the Emperor on several occasions. He also made several watercolours of the interiors at Saint-Cloud and the Tuileries.A nice collection of early original portrait art by this 19th C. French artist. Seller ID: 47695 Subject: Potpourri Tavistock Books, ABAA Reno, NV Established in 1989, Tavistock Books has recently moved from its former long-time Alameda CA location to Reno NV. We are a general antiquarian business, with material ranging from Aviation to Zoology, from the 16th C to the 21st. We have specialties in Dickens, History of Nursing, Children's Serial Fiction & Western Americana. Visits may be arranged by appointment, generally 10 am to 3 pm, Pacific Time. Guarantee We guarantee everything we sell and any item may be returned for any reason within 30 days of receipt. If the return is due to an error on our part, we will reimburse you the cost of your return. Please do exercise the same care in packaging, as we do in shipping all items purchased from us. We are members of the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America (ABAA), and the International Online Booksellers Association (IOBA). Shipping We are happy to ship to buyers outside of the United States. Please contact us for an exact shipping quote. All books shipped to US destinations are usually sent US Post Office Media Mail, with despatch usually within 72 hours of payment receipt. Delivery typically takes a week, but may be longer, especially during the holidays. Faster shipping is available, please contact us for a price quote. We will combine shipping on items purchased at the same time. We prefer PayPal. Feedback We leave feedback for buyers once they have posted feedback for us. If you are unhappy with any aspect of a transaction with us, please contact us immediately. We work hard to keep buyers happy and to promptly resolve the rare problem that may arise.This listing was created by Bibliopolis.

Price: 4025 USD

Location: Reno, Nevada

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