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Auguste Mayer (French, 1805-1890)
Journey to Scandinavia, 18…
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Auguste Mayer (French, 1805-1890)
Journey to Scandinavia, 18…
See original version (French)
Estimate €1,000 - €1,500
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Auguste Mayer (French, 1805-1890)
Journey to Scandinavia, 1845
Four pencil or ink drawings with white highlights, signed, dated and located:
- Tumulus at Gamla Upsala. 27.5 x 44.5 cm.
- Rosenborg Castle. 32 x 24.5 cm.
- Kronborg Castle Chapel Tower. 24.5 x 32 cm.
- Ruins of St Peter's church, Sigtuna, on the Melar. 44.5 x 27.5 cm.
Various formats.
Provenance: collection of Paul Guieysse (1841-1914), General Councillor for the canton of Lorient-Nord (1881-1889 and 1898-1901), Member of Parliament for Morbihan between 1890 and 1910 and Minister for the Colonies between 1895 and 1896; by family transmission, private collection, Paris.
Mayer. Journey in Scandinavia. Four pencil or ink drawings and white heightening. 1845.
Bibliography: Joseph Paul Gaimard, "Voyages de la Commission scientifique du Nord en Scandinavie", Paris, Bertrand, 1852, preparatory drawings for plates 198, 10, 4 and 201.
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