Hubert  Day  in  St.  Hubert ?

Aubry, Charles (France 1^st h. of the 19^th cent.). Une St. Hubert. Hubert’s Day. Festive pageant out of a medieval town into the landscape with two continuation details of a par force hunt, boat trip, but especially a large picnic in the forest under the motto

On the left a sectional depiction of a 5floor house along with a garret framing the page, in each story pointing to another detail of preparation. From get up over inspection of the arm up to the departure. Lithograph. (1837.) Inscribed: PL: 1. / Ch Aubry / Publié et imprimé par Ch Motte, Rue S^t. Honoré N^o. 290. à Paris, title as above, otherwise subtexts. 36.5 x 27.5 cm.

Opening sheet of the ordinary edition in black and white (Schwerdt I, 47) of the very rare of old (so qualified already in 1912 by Boerner CXII, 2296) CHASSES ANCIENNES D’APRES LES MANUSCRITS des XIV & XV Siècles (Thiébaud 48) published by Motte as one of the two chief works in which Aubry ( “known lithographer” , Thieme-Becker ) achieved “examplary effect in his genre by the old frame method, the so-called Troubadour style. In the late work he dispenses with this frame completely. 1822 professorship for painting at the Éc. R. de Cavalerie in Saumur. Designed especially hunting, genre and military sceneries in the manner of the Vernets, competing in that also with Victor Adam” (AKL V, 587, erroneously mixing – bibliographically additionally incorrect – the two titles l’Histoire de l’Equitation + Chasses anciennes to one. – With oval dry-stamp LITHOGRAPHE C. Motte A PARIS. – On slightly toned strong paper. – Isolated foxing stipples within the subject, somewhat more in three of the wide white margins up to slight foxing above. Small water-streak in the outermost edge below left. A marginal little tear repaired acid-freely. – PAINTERLY + CULTURAL-HISTORICALLY  SIGNIFICANT .
Offer no. 14,000 / EUR  404. / Export price EUR  384. (c. US$ 608.) + shipping

“ I received today your … with excellent small Hollar print in good condition. It like me very much … I will send you my new order, naturally it’s possible/again Hollar print. Thank you very much for all ”

(Mr. Z. B., September 12, 2003)

The  Cream  of  the  Day