Collectif - Les français peints par eux-mêmes - 1890

A superb illustrated edition of this collective work, which is part of the great nineteenth-century tradition of presenting a social and cultural panorama of the French nation through a series of literary and iconographic portraits -

This project, conceived as a true encyclopedia of social types, gathers varied contributions from writers and artists who describe in meticulous detail the professions, classes, behaviors and characters, blending realistic observation, satire and romantic aesthetic -

The work stands out for its rich iconography, with each text accompanied by illustrations that reinforce the lively and picturesque dimension of these representations -

Intended for a cultivated audience eager to recognize itself in these collective figures, it reflects the century’s interest in the study of manners and in the construction of a national identity through literature and art -

Collective - The French Painted by Themselves - SD (Circa 1890) - Lecrivain and Toubon -
400 pages -

Good condition of the binding, the volume in its period blue half-leather, marbled boards, wear from use, pigment edges, spine with false raised bands ornamented with gold fillets, gilt lettering -

Good interior condition, stains and foxing, pretty decorative bands, beautiful drop cap, work enriched with fine engravings interspersed in the text, text in two columns, marbled endpapers in good condition -

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