Angelo GARBIZZA
Une soirée à Coblentz[An Evening at Coblentz] - Original Watercolor for Le Bon Genre
Paris juin 1806|24.5 x 19.6 cm|Watercolor|En spirales
Original watercolour for plate No. 20 of the series Le Bon Genre published by La Mésangère (issued in 1817, 1822, and 1827). A tiny loss at the upper right corner, not affecting the illustration; a marginal tear restored on the verso with a paper addition, without loss. Title, date, and signatures in manuscript ink: "Une Soirée de Coblentz", "Paris, juin 1806", "Dessiné par Garbizza".
An exceptional work, signed and dated by the illustrator Angelo Garbizza (1777-1813), anonymously printed in Le Bon Genre, the celebrated collection of engravings depicting the manners and fashions of Paris during the Napoleonic era and the Restoration. The series presents elegant female silhouettes rendered in...
€1,500