Alexandre Pluchart (f. 1777, d. 1827, Printer, lithographer)
Pluchart (ed.): Nouvelle Collection de Quarante-deux Vues de Saint-Pétersbourg et de ses Environs. St. Petersburg: Alexandre Pluchart 1826. Oblong 4to. With index, engraved plan of St. Petersburg (no key leaf) and 42 lithographic plates + one additional plate. Each view is identified with a caption in French, with the exception of the final plate. Minor foxing throughout. Soiling and dampstaining to front cover. 5 plates with minor marginal tear (outside plate). Bound in publisher's orig. half cloth, printed paper label repeating the title page on upper cover.
Alexandre Pluchart (1777–1827) was a printer, lithographer, painter, and publisher in St. Petersburg. The plates include views of palaces, street scenes, monuments, the Hermitage, as well as two plates depicting early suspension bridges. A celebrated collection of early Russian lithographs showing scenes of daily life and transportation in St. Petersburg during the early 19th century.
Provenance: The Hamilton family, Stjernarps Manor in county Halland, Sweden.
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Malerier & bøger, 19. september 2017