Manuscript journal of a London wine merchant's travels in France, Germany, Switzerland and the Low Countries during the summer and fall of 1835, accompanied as far as Switzerland by a boy, Alfonzo Pipon. The diary documents travel and hotel conditions; social events and contacts with British residents in various cities; business plans and trade fairs; and encounters with members of the British and Continental aristocracy, Although they witnessed part of the "Grand Review" by Louis Philippe on July 28, 1835, Collins and Pipon only heard reports of Fieschi's assassination attempt shortly after. The entries for the following week include descriptions of the mood of Paris, the lying in state of the assassination victims, and a brief interview between a deputation of British residents and the King, who spoke in English "expressing great affection for the English Nation.", Entries for the Swiss and German portion of the tour are illustrated with printed scenes and describe the natural beauties of the region in detail, comparing Berne to Somersetshire; a difficult and storm-plagued boat trip to see the Griesenbach Falls; the arrival of the Queen of Naples in Zurich; and an archery contest at the William Tell school, The journal concludes with lists of the letters of introduction carried by Collins; his addresses while traveling; and a chart of distances and conveyances for the entire journey, and Tipped in: folding lithograph with scenes concerning the Fileschi assassination attempt, printed August 12, 1835; 8 sepia aquatints of Swiss views; 2 prints of Lucerne; plan of Karlsruhe; small map of Low Countries
Description:
Inscribed "To Mrs. Collins, Bramford" (his mother) with a letter dated "25th December 1835.", Inside front pastedown has illuminated coat of arms with the motto "Dum spiro spero.", and Binding: crimson half-morocco with marbled boards.
Subject (Geographic):
Europe., Belgium, France, Germany, Great Britain, Germany., France., Netherlands, and Switzerland
Subject (Name):
Fieschi, Giuseppe Marco, 1790-1836. and Louis Philippe, King of the French, 1773-1850.
Subject (Topic):
Tourism, Travelers' writings, English, Wine and wine making, Description and travel, Politics and government, Commerce, and Views
A lady holding a fan is seated in a chair and tipped backwards by the weight of her coffure which appears to be several feet high. Two young men also having extremely tall coiffures attend her, one pointing to the formal gardens and the other bending over a small boy in leading strings. A gardener on a ladder stands above the group, while a small dog urinates on the woman's skirts
Description:
Title devised by cataloger., Sheet rimmed within plate mark., and Date and place of publication surmised from costume.
"Portrait of Ninon de L'Enclos, half-length, three-quarter to right, looking towards the viewer, with pearl necklace, low-necked gown with bejewelled brooches, strap over her right shoulder; in oval frame with ribbons, curtain, flowers, unlettered cartouche below; working proof"--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title and artist from the British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1838,1215.58., Lettering on published state: Ninon de Lenclos from an original picture given by herself to the Countess of Sandwich and by the present Earl of Sandwich to Mr. Walpole 1757., Place of publication based on location of printmaker., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., and In paper frame: 35.5 x 25.0 cm. Annotation in ms. in various hands on verso of etching. Dealer's catalogue description affixed to front.
Title supplied by curator., Place of publication derived from artist's nationality., Date derived from inscription., In margin lower right in ink: A Monsieur Julien avec toute ma sympathie, Delestre, 7.mai.1983., and This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing.
Publisher:
publisher not identified and 1983
Subject (Geographic):
France.
Subject (Topic):
Physicians, Medicine, Specialties and specialists, Caricatures and cartoons, Pharmacists, and Dentists
An album of sketches largely comprised of images drawn by a traveller in central and southern France in the late 1820s and early 1830s. The images, executed in a variety of media and styles, are mostly skillfully drawn landscapes, elevations of buildings, and people in local costume, with captions in French (with some English), many of which show scenes in the Bagnères-de-Bigorre (September-October 1828) in southwestern France as well as scenes in Pau (1827), Saint-Étienne (1828), Peyrehorade (1828), Nimes (1828), Bayonne (June 1828), Toulouse (May 1829), Montpellier (June 1829), Bordeaux (August 1830), and Royan (1831). The picturesque views include: a shepherd on stilts ('berger des Landes'); a couple on a cacolet at Bayonne; a rear view of a farmer sitting on a wall; a view of a chateau near Toulouse silhouetted against the red night sky, and another of the Tour des Pins at Montpellier glowing in the dark. Several drawings demonstrate an interest in architecture and antiquities: there are detailed, very skilled architectural drawings of the Thermes de Marie Thérèse at Bagnères-de-Bigorre, and Latin inscriptions copied from Roman monuments. Landscape drawings include a tall chestnut tree at the convent of Notre-Dame de Médoux and Narcissa's tomb at Montpellier (with a quote from Young's Night Thoughts). The album also includes five British scenes by another artist: the Tower of Refuge, Isle of Man; Netley Castle in Hampshire England; Carisbrooke Castle, Isle of Wight; the ancient well at Wavertree and Prince Rupert's headquarters, Everton, both near Liverpool (these last two signed 'Alex Aikin').
Description:
In French and English, with some Latin., Title devised by cataloger., Artist unidentified, but is plausibly English; the sketch of Narcissa's tomb at Montpellier has a quote in English from Young's "Night Thoughts"., On different colored papers, with a table of contents, a few leaves previously removed; red glazed paper over pulp boards, green glazed endpapers., and For further information, consult library staff.
Subject (Geographic):
France, England, France., and England.
Subject (Topic):
Grand tours (Education), Buildings, structures, etc, Drawing, British, Monuments & memorials, and Castles & palaces
