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ORLOWSKI, Alexander (1777-1832). Collection of 26 lithographed costume plates depicting Persian warriors, noblemen, clergymen, etc., of which 23 cold. by hand. Dated '1819' and monogrammed 'AO' on the stones. Without captions. (Some soiling in places, blank margins a bit dam. here and there).
Taken from: Gaspard Drouville's 'Voyage en Perse'. St. Petersburg, 1819-21. Examples of early Russian lithography: as a medium it was not introduced sooner than 1816 in Russia. Watermark 'J&M' and '1818'. - Cf. Colas 899.€ 160
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