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Turin, Lit. Iunck and Comp.ia, [1842]. [6] p., [8] c. of table lithograph 440x590 mm. Album of eight lithographs by Francesco Gonin. Title page with title impressed inside an elaborate elegant border impressed in sepia with, on the sides, two scenes with knights, another equestrian scene on the lower edge and, on the upper one, coat of arms surmounted by a crown; 1 unnumbered leaf with, recto, Specchio del Carosello with H.R.H. the Duke of Genoa as head of the Carosello and the other protagonists; 8 tipped-in plates lithographed from subjects by Francesco Gonin. Phenomena of oxidation of the boards, due to the waterproofing of the paper in the presence of watercolor coloring.
Specialist Notes
Splendid plates imprinted in sepia and black on cardboard and delicately colored in vintage watercolor, 7 depict historical characters on horseback and on foot of the famous "quadrilles" while the first represents a splendid aerial view of Piazza San Carlo in Turin, animated by the carrying out of the Carosello, with the amphitheater and the royal box specially built for the event (held on 22 April 1842) celebrating the marriage of Vittorio Emanuele II with Maria Adelaide of Lorraine, younger daughter of the Archduke of Austria Ranieri, viceroy of Lombardo Veneto, which took place on 12 April of the same year.
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