Charles edouard

1850 · 90068 — Paris: GoupilVibert & Cie 1850. Fine. Goupil Vibert & Cie Paris 1850 34.5 x 46.5 cm Reliure de l'éditeur Rare first edition comprising a suite of 12 lithographs printed in colour on tinted grounds numbered 1–12.This series by the painter and lithographer Charles-Edouard de Beaumont 1821–1888 lithographed by Jaime addresses the theme of children compelled to work from a very early age exposed to street trades and itinerant entertainments.Publisher’s half brown cloth over beige paper-covered boards title stamped on the upper cover.Some small tears and rubbing to the cloth spine light dampstaining to the margins of the boards occasional foxing a small black mark to the upper cover.The suite may be read either romantically or socially; in both cases it conveys a deeply poignant impression all the more so as such subjects are ultimately seldom represented at a period which par excellence was that of child labour and early confrontation with poverty: 1. Match seller. – 2. Shrimp fishers. – 3. Street performers. – 4. Monkey seller. – 5. Performing dogs. – 6. Street singers. – 7. Chimney sweeps. – 8. Shepherd. – 9. Groom. – 10. Cabin boy. – 11. Broom sellers. – 12. Puppets.Provenance: copy from the celebrated collection of Félicie Meunier d’Hostel with her bookplate mounted on the front endpapers; subsequently in the library of Paul Gavault 1866–1951 playwright and theatre director. GoupilVibert & Cie hardcover