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Friedel, Adam de
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
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Description
- The Greeks. Twenty four portraits of the principal leaders and personages who have made themselves most conspicuous in the Greek Revolution. London and Paris: Adam de Friedel, 1827
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Folio (457 x 317mm.), 24 hand-coloured lithographed plates, captions in French and English, modern green morocco gilt, original printed upper wrapper (with title as above) bound in, plates somewhat soiled and spotted, foot of wrapper with minor loss
Literature
Blackmer 633; cf. Droulia 1304; not in Abbey or Atabey
Condition
the condition of this lot is as described in the catalogue description
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"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
This work appeared in a number of editions, the first being published in parts between 1824 and 1826 with the portraits drawn in a primitive manner. According to Blackmer "as edition followed edition the portraits became more refined and 'europeanised' in manner... [There were] two editions published in 1827, one with no background or an extremely simple one, the other with a complex background to each portrait". This copy combines plates with both types of background.
Friedel was a Danish philhellene who travelled in Greece from about 1821 to 1824 and was at Missolonghi for a while with Byron (whose portrait appears in this publication), carrying, it is said, a lithographic press on his back.