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Album with portraits of French politicians, Portraits of delegates present at the meeting of the Estates-General on May 4, 1789 in Versailles, Collection générale des portraits de MM les députés à l'Assemblée Nationale, print album, Album with eight aquatints on eight album pages. The album contains eight portraits of delegates of the Assemblée Nationale. The prints are bound into the album. The album contains eight loose glassine sheets between the pages., printmaker: Pierre Charles Coqueret, publisher: Nicolas-François Le Vachez, Paris, grantor of privilege: Louis XVI (King of France), France, 1790, Louis XVI (King of France), Pierre Charles Coqueret, Nicolas-François Le Vachez, printmaker, publisher, grantor of privilege, paper, glassine, binding, etching, aquatint, album with blue paper boards, bound etchings and aquatints, loose glassine sheets, height 357 mm x width 269 mm x width 510 mm x thickness 5 mm, historical persons, politics, A rectangular sheet with a textured bluish-gray background printed in dark ink with multiple lines of centered, capitalized text in various serif fonts and decorative spacing, framed by a thin border. The top shows a large bold title line, followed by smaller spaced letters on subsequent lines, then a heavier bold line of text set apart from other lines. Below that are thinner lines of text separated by horizontal rules, a decorative emblem featuring a crowned shield with floral elements centered between two small words, and additional lines of text and ruled separators descending toward the bottom. The paper shows small speckles and slight discoloration in places.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B25_131

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52.6Mb (9.7Mb) / 11.6in x 17.7in / 3465 x 5307 (300dpi)

Keywords

Album portraits French politicians Portraits delegates present meeting Estates-General 4 1789 Versailles Collection générale des portraits de MM les députés à l'Assemblée Nationale print album eight aquatints eight album pages album contains eight portraits delegates Assemblée Nationale prints bound album contains eight loose glassine sheets printmaker Pierre Charles Coqueret publisher Nicolas-François Le Vachez Paris grantor privilege Louis XVI King France 1790 paper glassine binding etching aquatint blue paper boards bound etchings aquatints loose glassine sheets height 357 mm x width 269 mm x 510 mm x thickness 5 mm historical persons politics rectangular sheet textured bluish-gray background printed dark ink multiple lines centered capitalized text various serif fonts decorative spacing framed thin border top large bold title line followed smaller spaced letters subsequent lines heavier bold line text set apart lines thinner lines text separated horizontal rules decorative emblem featuring crowned shield floral elements centered two small words additional lines ruled separators descending bottom small speckles slight discoloration places