"Collection complète des tableaux historiques de la Révoluti - Lot 95

"Collection complète des tableaux historiques de la Révolution française composée de cent douze numéros, en trois volumes", 1804 (year XIII of the French Republic) Volumes 1, 2 and 3 Publisher Auber, Paris Printed by Pierre Didot l'Ainé The FIRST volume containing the Title, Frontispiece, Introduction, nine Engravings and nine Preliminary Speeches, from the Assembly of Notables, held at Versailles, February 22, 1787, up to and including the Pillage de la maison Réveillon, faubourg Saint-Antoine, April 28, 1789. In addition, thirty-four Numbers composed of sixty-eight Engravings, and sixty-eight Historical Discourses. The SECOND volume, containing the Title, Frontispiece, and Numbers thirty-fifth to seventy-second, composed of Discourses and Engravings, sixty-ninth to one hundred and forty-fourth, ending with the subject entitled: Journée mémorable du 18 Brumaire an 8. Le TROISIEME volume, contenant les Titres et Frontispice, représentant les Droits de l'Homme, les cinq Constitutions qui ont régi la France depuis 1791 ; the Portraits of sixty-six characters who most marked the course of the Revolution, the Condordat, the Proclamation on General Peace, a Vow of the French People for the Consulate for Life, the First Consul's reply, the Organic Senatus-Consult of the Constitution, proclaimed on 16 Thermidor, Year 10; that relating to the nomination of the Emperor, the Historical Discourses on the Feasts and Ceremonies of the Coronation, and the Table of the Work. All three works are illustrated with engravings Traces of wear on leather spine and cover Freckling, damp stains, corned corners on some pages, slight tears at the bottom of some pages, soiling on some pages. 50 x 33 cm Note: An imposing publication from the early XIXᵉ century, this complete Collection des tableaux historiques de la Révolution française constitutes a veritable illustrated fresco of the events that marked French history between 1787 and the advent of the Empire. Produced under the Consulate and published under the Empire, the work reflects a desire to fix and transmit the memory of the Revolution through a succession of striking scenes, accompanied by historical commentaries. The many meticulously executed engravings offer a visual interpretation of major revolutionary episodes: assemblies, insurrectionary days, political figures, ceremonies and institutional transformations. They interact with the texts to create a narrative that is both educational and spectacular, typical of the great publishing enterprises of the period. Printed by Pierre Didot l'Aîné, one of the most prestigious printers of his time, this set is distinguished by its format and encyclopedic ambition. Today, it is a remarkable testimony to the way in which the French Revolution was imaged and interpreted from the early XIXᵉ century. Despite the marks of use, this set retains all its documentary force and visual impact. It will appeal to lovers of history, engraving and fine antique books, looking for a work that is both spectacular and charged with memory.