The Chefs-D’Oeuvre D’Art. Dated 1878 Art at the Paris World Fair. [43 x 31.5 cm]. Amazing look into the art and style of the “Paris Universal Exhibition”. Classic look into “La Belle Epoque”. Text plus 48 steel engraved plates on heavyweight India paper, plus 28 wood engraved plates & 85 text illustrations (illuminations, initials, and portraits), bound in original cloth boards. Artists included are: E. DeVriendt, Gustave Dore, P. Etc, Includes description of the buildings of the Exposition and extensive text by the artists describing their art. TABLE OF CONTENTS. NOTE: THERE IS NO INDEX in the book- this list is compiled from research, and may be somewhat innaccurate. This is a list of the SECTIONS of the book – there are additional images not listed here. Overture — Buildings of the Exposition — Pyramus and Thisbe / by F. Delobbe — The fairies’ protegee / by A. Mazerolle — Preparing for the fight / by Karl Bodmer — The death of Ravana / by Fernand Cormon — Homer begging / by J. Lecomte-du-Nouy — The Valley of Cernay / by L. Pelouse — Lapland interior / by Mme. Zetterstrom — Insulting the captive Albigenses / by A. Maignan — Locusta and Nero trying, on a slave, the poison prepared for Britannicus / by F. Sylvestre — Charity and military courage / by Paul Dubois — Tribunal of the Inquisition / by A. Steinheil — Sunday evening, Chelsea Hospital Gardens / by James Macbeth — Orestes pursued by the furies / by J. Lamatte — Cephalus and Procris / by E. Dame — David before the combat : and Gloria Victis / by Antonin Mercie — The harem at the bath / by Jean Leon Gerome — Dr. Pinel at Salpetriere / by T. Robert-Fleury — Flora and Zephyr / by William Adolphe Bouguereau — Promenade of the harem / by Alberto Pasini — The Vestal Tuccia carrying water in a sieve / by Hector Leroux — Daphnis and Chloe / by F. Francais — A canal in Venice / by D. Martin Rico — Summer-bath at Pompeii : and Saint Sebastian appearing before Maximian Hercules / by Gustave Rodolphe Boulanger — The death of Brunehaut / by Evariste Vital Luminais — Bearers of evil tidings slain by Pharaoh / by J. Lecomet-du-Nouy — The last day of Corinth / by Tony Robert-Fleury — Reverie / by Jean Gustave Jacquet — Chatrousse’s Parisian lady : Corbellini’s Lazzarone : Butti’s the grimace — The body of Cæsar / by Jean Andre Rixens — Æsop narrating his fables / by Roberto Fontana — Milton dictating “Paradise lost” to his daughters / by Michael Munkacsy — A family of satyrs / by Louis Priou — Posthumous trial of Pope Formosus : and St. Bruno refusing the presents of Count Roger / by J. Laurens — The living torches of Nero / by H. / by Pierre de Coninck — The oath of Spartacus / by Ernest Barrias — Burial of a mummy on the banks of the Nile / by F. Bridgman — A shrewd bargain / by Ludwig Knaus — The vine / by Gustave Dore — Dancing girls of Gades / by Joseph Coomans — Sarpedon’s body borne to Jupiter by death and sleep / by Henri Leopold Levy — Mary of Burgundy protecting Brussels / by Emile Wauters — Electra / by Felix Joseph Barrias — Baldwin of the Hatchet administering justice / by Julien De Vriendt — The betrothed / by Firmin Girard — Academicians choosing a model / by Mariano Fortuny — The day after Waterloo / by Emile A. Bayard — Leaving the masked ball / by Raymond de Madrazo — Chelsea pensioners : and, After working hours / by Hubert Herkomer — The queen of the swords / by W. Orchardson — Ulysses feigning madness / by Heywood Hardy — The Danaides : and Ariadne abandoned by Theseus / by H. Le Roux and F. Ehrmann — The fugitives / by P. Glaize — The wreck / by William Small — Portrait of Mrs. Bischoffsheim / by J. Millais — Marriage at the Mayor’s office / by Simon Durand — Arion : and, Somnolence / by E. Leroux — The entry of Charles V into Antwerp / by Hans Makart — Charles V at St. Just / by A. De Vriendt — Thought / by H. Chapu — La Vierge Consolatrice / by W. Bouguereau — Grand Hall of Fine Arts, English section — The sergeant’s portrait / by Jean Louis Ernest Meissonier — Napoleon announcing the divorce / by E. Pagliano — Tamar and Absalom / by Alexander Cabanel — His favorite flower / by Jules Worms — The betrothal ring / by Florent Willems — Here they come! Green — The grasshopper and the ant / by G. Vibert — The indiscreet soubrette / by J. Saintin — The Marguerite of Faust / by J. Bertrand — Flirtation / by A. Toulmouche — Their wedding journey / by J. Goubie — Hall of the Fine Arts, German section. The book contains every page – with no major rips or tears. There are no folded or dog-eared pages we could find. Despite the issues enumerated below the entire book is readable — the images all clear and enjoyable. Front canvas cover is intact – shows some rub, Chafing on the corners. Stem is intact, but has small rips in the canvas top and bottom. Staining of the pages is present – limited to the very bottom 1″ or 2″ in some cases. A few have staining on the leaf edge – an inch or two. These are seen on about 1/2 the pages. These are sepia color water stains – but are somewhat faint – not dramatic. Additional staining is seen from moisture – not standing water – these present as irregular fuzzy blobs or blotches. These are more frequent in the first 10 pages, but DO occur somewhat randomly on other pages. Some present as possible finger print artifacts. Some of these Blotch stains appear on many of the heavier paper PRINTS – they are substantially FAINTER than the printing of the images, so do not detract directly from them. Offered on this book. =- -=- -=- -=. Be sure to add me to your Favorite Sellers List. We accept a high percentage of offers (or counteroffers). Ask for more info. 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- Subject: History – Worlds Far
- Original/Facsimile: Original
- Binding: Cloth
- Topic: Paris World Fair
- Place of Publication: Philladelphia, PA — USA
- Publisher: George Barrie, Philladelphia
- Year Printed: 1878
- Author: Edward Strahan – Editor
- Language: English
- Special Attributes: Oversized
- Country/Region of Manufacture: United States