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[Anatoly Nikolaievich Demidov, 1st Prince of San Donato, and others.]
[Anatoly Nikolaievich Demidov, 1st Prince of San Donato, and others.] Voyage dans la Russie Méridionale et la Crimée, par la Hongrie, la Valachie et la Moldavie, exécuté en 1837
Raffet 1838. Imprimé par August Bry, r du Bac 134.
Chez Gihaut frères éditeurs, Boulevart des Italiens, 5. [Paris, 1838-48.]
Lithograph on chine collé, laid on original paper printed with title and inscriptions. Total printed area 320 x 220mm (11½ x 8¾") very large margins.
A group of standing officers on the deck of a boat on the Danube, including Prince Anatoly Demidov. This vignette scene was drawn by Denis Raffet and used to illustrate the titlepage of Demidov's 'Voyage dans la Russie Méridionale'. Despite being a Russian prince, Demidov (1813-70) spent much of his life in Paris, from where he financed this scientific expedition to Southern Russia, with Frenchman Denis-Auguste Raffet as the official artist.
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Ronde Valaque Exécutée par des Tsiganes et dansée par les Musiciens du 2.e Reg.t chez le Prince Ghika, Ghospodar de Valachie.
Ronde Valaque Exécutée par des Tsiganes et dansée par les Musiciens du 2.e Reg.t chez le Prince Ghika, Ghospodar de Valachie. (Bucharest) 16 Juillet, 1837.
Raffet 1839. Imprimé par August Bry, r du Bac 134.
Chez Gihaut frères éditeurs, Boulevart des Italiens, 5. [Paris, 1838-48.]
Lithograph on chine collé, laid on original paper printed with title and inscriptions. Total printed area 240 x 290mm (9½ x 11½") very large margins.
A gipsy dance, pereformed by a group of uniformed soldiers, accompanied by a 'taraf', a band of Lautari (traditional musicians playing lute, violins and a 'nai', a local pan-pipe). The view was drawn by Denis Raffet for Demidov's 'Voyage dans la Russie Méridionale et la Crimée, par la Hongrie, la Valachie et la Moldavie, exécuté en 1837'. Despite being a Russian prince, Anatoly Nikolaievich Demidov, 1st Prince of San Donato (1813-70), spent much of his life in Paris, from where he financed this scientific expedition to Southern Russia, with Frenchman Denis-Auguste Raffet as the official artist.
[Ref: 48199]   £130.00   (£156.00 incl.VAT)
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Lafayette.
Lafayette.
Raffet del. Hopwood dc.
Paris, Publié par Furne et W. Coquebert. [n.d. c.1830.]
Stipple. 230 x 155mm (9 x 6"). Trimmed to plate, mounted in album paper.
Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette (1757 - 1834), hero of both the American and French revolutions.
[Ref: 42160]   £45.00  
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Femmes d'un Pacha Escortées par des Serviens.
Femmes d'un Pacha Escortées par des Serviens. Danube rive droite 7 Juillet, 1837.
Raffet 1838. Imprimé par August Bry, r du Bac 134.
Chez Gihaut frères éditeurs, Boulevart des Italiens, 5. [Paris, 1838-48.]
Lithograph on chine collé, laid on original paper printed with title and inscriptions. Total printed area 220 x 300mm (8¾ x 11¾") very large margins.
A rowing boat on the Danube carrying the wives of a pacha, escorted by Serbian cavalry on the shore. Drawn by Denis Raffet for Demidov's 'Voyage dans la Russie Méridionale et la Crimée, par la Hongrie, la Valachie et la Moldavie, exécuté en 1837'. Despite being a Russian prince, Anatoly Nikolaievich Demidov, 1st Prince of San Donato (1813-70), spent much of his life in Paris, from where he financed this scientific expedition to Southern Russia, with Frenchman Denis-Auguste Raffet as the official artist.
[Ref: 48195]   £140.00   (£168.00 incl.VAT)
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Vue de Yassy, prise du balcon de l'hotel de St Petersbourg.
Vue de Yassy, prise du balcon de l'hotel de St Petersbourg. (Moldavie) 19 Juillet, 1837.
Raffet 1840. Imprimé par August Bry, r du Bac 134.
Chez Gihaut frères éditeurs, Boulevart des Italiens, 5. [Paris, 1838-48.]
Lithograph on chine collé, laid on original paper printed with title and inscriptions. Total printed area 240 x 290mm (9½ x 11½") very large margins.
A view of the rooftops of Iasi, once the capital of Moldavia but now part of Romania. Three cavalrymen stand in the foreground. The view was drawn by Denis Raffet for Demidov's 'Voyage dans la Russie Méridionale et la Crimée, par la Hongrie, la Valachie et la Moldavie, exécuté en 1837'. Despite being a Russian prince, Anatoly Nikolaievich Demidov, 1st Prince of San Donato (1813-70), spent much of his life in Paris, from where he financed this scientific expedition to Southern Russia, with Frenchman Denis-Auguste Raffet as the official artist.
[Ref: 48198]   £160.00   (£192.00 incl.VAT)
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Église Grecque a Bukharest.
Église Grecque a Bukharest. (Valachie) 15 Juillet, 1837.
Raffet 1839. Imprimé par August Bry, r du Bac 134.
Chez Gihaut frères éditeurs, Boulevart des Italiens, 5. [Paris, 1838-48.]
Lithograph on chine collé, laid on original paper printed with title and inscriptions. Total printed area 230 x 305mm (9 x 12") very large margins.
A Greek Orthodox church in Bucharest, drawn by Denis Raffet for Demidov's 'Voyage dans la Russie Méridionale et la Crimée, par la Hongrie, la Valachie et la Moldavie, exécuté en 1837'. Despite being a Russian prince, Anatoly Nikolaievich Demidov, 1st Prince of San Donato (1813-70), spent much of his life in Paris, from where he financed this scientific expedition to Southern Russia, with Frenchman Denis-Auguste Raffet as the official artist.
[Ref: 48200]   £120.00   (£144.00 incl.VAT)
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Église de St Georges. Bukharest.
Église de St Georges. Bukharest. (Valachie) 15 Juillet, 1837.
Raffet 1839. Imprimé par August Bry, r du Bac 134.
Chez Gihaut frères éditeurs, Boulevart des Italiens, 5. [Paris, 1838-48.]
Tinted lithograph on chine collé, laid on original paper printed with title and inscriptions. Total printed area 210 x 310mm (8¼ x 12¼") vry large margins.
Biserica Sfantul Gheorghe Nou or Saint George New Church (despite being built in 1707) , drawn by Denis Raffet for Demidov's 'Voyage dans la Russie Méridionale et la Crimée, par la Hongrie, la Valachie et la Moldavie, exécuté en 1837'. Despite being a Russian prince, Anatoly Nikolaievich Demidov, 1st Prince of San Donato (1813-70), spent much of his life in Paris, from where he financed this scientific expedition to Southern Russia, with Frenchman Denis-Auguste Raffet as the official artist.
[Ref: 48201]   £130.00   (£156.00 incl.VAT)
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Foire de St Pierre à Giouyevo
Foire de St Pierre à Giouyevo (Valachie) 15 Juillet, 1837.
Raffet 1839. Imprimé par August Bry, r du Bac 134.
Chez Gihaut frères éditeurs, Boulevart des Italiens, 5. [Paris, 1838-48.]
Lithograph on chine collé, laid on original paper printed with title and inscriptions. Total printed area 240 x 345m (9½ x 13½") very large margins.
A fair at Giurgiu. Romania, a port town probably founded by Genoese merchants in the 14th century. Despite being a Russian prince, Anatoly Nikolaievich Demidov, 1st Prince of San Donato (1813-70), spent much of his life in Paris, from where he financed this scientific expedition to Southern Russia, with Frenchman Denis-Auguste Raffet as the official artist.
[Ref: 48202]   £140.00   (£168.00 incl.VAT)
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