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A miniature book holding a collection of prints. Half of English and German hairstyles, and half from Lichtenberg's Göttinger Taschenkalender
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A very nice collection of miniature engraved plates by Chodowiecki, all focussed on appearance and fashion. The work is in two parts (although the plates are mixed). Ten of them are illustrations from Lichtenberg's Göttinger Taschenkalender. This is similar to the imagery used in "Rake's progress" by Hogarth and was apparently inspired by this series. The series is" illustrating the 'Progress of Virtue and Vice'; the series is split into two parts, one illustrating the 'virtuous' life juxtaposed to the morally condemnable of a man and of a woman respectively; each is illustrated by a series of portraits in roundels which seem to reflect upon the effects of morality (or lack of the latter) on the physiognomy of the sitters, hence underlining Lichtenberg's theory of expression being the mirror of the soul." (British Museum). The full series is twelve engraved plates. All are present here. Interspersed with these plates, are seventeen engraved plates by the same artists showing hair fashions. Mostly from the series "Coiffures Angloises" there are also a number from "Coiffures de Berlin" and a couple which appear to be intricate French hair styles of the time. The binding is a simple stiff paper covered card, with rubbing and splitting to the spine. Inside, the prints are pasted onto stiff paper. Although most of the images are in fairly good condition, one has been torn in half and pasted down in two parts, and another has a corner torn off. All have a little edgewear. Nevertheless, and attractive collection. 27 leaves. Pasted to one side only. 9.5cm x 6cm. The Göttinger Taschenkalender prints conform to BM 1863,0613.380-391 who have a lengthy entry on this work. Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki (1726-1801) was a major 18th-century German engraver and illustrator, especially active in book and calendar imagery. .
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