Series of Military Evolutions or Warlike Sketches by Mr GessnerPublish'd by R. Ackermann, 96, Strand.
C. Gessler Delin. C.Ziegler Sculp.t.
London. Publish'd as by Act of Parliament April 1st 1797, by R.Ackermann, 96 Strand.
Four aquatints with original wrapper missing back wrapper, W. Bloar 1796 watermark; sheets 390 x 570mm (15¼ x 22½"), with very large margins. Creased/cockled. Light stains.
Four plates from 'Military Evolutions', a scarce set of 30 aquatints of the Allied cavalry during the French Revolutionary Wars. Engraved after designs by Conrad Gessner (1764-1826), Swiss artis in London from 1796 to 1804, exhibiting at the RA while mostly living on the estate of his Scottish patron (many paintings from this period remain in English and Scottish private collections).
For individual plates from the set see refs. 22775-81
[Ref: 41063] £650.00
London. Publish'd as by Act of Parliament April 1st 1797, by R.Ackermann, 96 Strand.
Four aquatints with original wrapper missing back wrapper, W. Bloar 1796 watermark; sheets 390 x 570mm (15¼ x 22½"), with very large margins. Creased/cockled. Light stains.
Four plates from 'Military Evolutions', a scarce set of 30 aquatints of the Allied cavalry during the French Revolutionary Wars. Engraved after designs by Conrad Gessner (1764-1826), Swiss artis in London from 1796 to 1804, exhibiting at the RA while mostly living on the estate of his Scottish patron (many paintings from this period remain in English and Scottish private collections).
For individual plates from the set see refs. 22775-81
[Ref: 41063] £650.00