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Campagnes des Franais sous le Consulat & L'Empire by VERNET, Carle
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Paris: Librairie Rue Visconti, [ca. 1840]. Folio (18 3/4 x 12 1/4 in.; 480 x 310 mm). [4] pp., of printed matter including title-page printed in red and black and table of plates. With fifty-eight copper-engravings including portrait of Napoleon with facsimile signature, 100 medallion portraits on five plates, and fifty-two plates depicting the campaigns of NapolŽon. Late nineteenth century burgundy pebbled cloth. Upper cover ruled in blind and lettered in gilt, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. Some light thumb staining and occasional very light foxing. Overall, an exceptional copy. Plates in fine condition. Vernet's celebrated battle scenes are specially esteemed for their unusually skillful depiction of horses. Included in this volume is one of his most celebrated works "Bataille de Marengo" (plate 28), as well as his other works of considerable success and interest, such as the "Bataille d'Austerlitz" (plate 39) and the "Bombardement de Madrid" (plate 48).
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