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BOUCHOT, Fr‚d‚ric, [Illustrator] Les Bonnes Tˆtes Musicales [c. 1830]

Rare Suite of Hand-Colored Lithographed Caricatures of Musicians BOUCHOT, Fr‚d‚ric, [Illustrator]. Les Bonnes Tˆtes Musicales. Paris: Chez Aubert & Cie., [ca. 1830]. Folio. (13 1/4 x 9 7/8 inches; 337 x 247 mm.). Twenty-two (of thirty) hand-colored lithographed plates heightened with gum arabic.Loose in cloth clamshell case. Minimal browning, not affecting images; foxing to plate no. 1. Very scarce. Not in Hiler or Lipperheide.Bouchot's delightful suite of caricatures that gently puncture the pretensions and satirize the realities of the music teacher, student, composer, conductor, amateur and professional performer, and the home musicale."French romantic lithography extended from 1817 to the 1850's. It is perhaps the greatest of all schools in the history of the medium" (Ray, p. 155). Artists like Bouchet, Gavarni, and Daumier were masters of lithography, depicting Paris life, manners, and dress with a vulgar and bawdy twist. Musicians are rare subjects for caricature and this series of hand-colored lithographed plates by Bouchet is seldom offered.A leading French lithographic caricaturist and illustrator, Frederic Bouchot regularly contributed to such publications as Le Charivari, La Caricature, and Journal pour rire. He also collaborated on individually published albums with such artists as Daumier and Morin. He is known primarily for his depictions of musical subjects and domestic scenes.The Plates:1. Un accord peu parfait2. Ex‚cution brillante d'une sonate … vingt doigts 3. SyrŠnes des Champs Elys‚es4. Etudes consciencieuses sur de nouveaux instrumens de Mr. Sax5. L'infortun‚ professeur de solfŠge6. Etude s‚rieuse de la Marseillaise 7. AprŠs un bal de noces 8. Un rival de Musard9. Le petit prodige 10. Musique de la Garde Nationale-Section des instrumens honteux11. Ouverture de Robin des Bois arrang‚e pour deux fl–tes 12. Compositeur de chansonnettes, depuis huit jours … la recherche d'un refrain facile 13. Un homme du bel air, ‚tudiant celui du roi Dagobert14. Exercices du Matin-Si r‚ si r‚ si r‚! 15. Musique d'aveugle, gout‚e seulement par les sourds16. Une le‡on qui se passe en soupirs 17. Une note sensible18. Une quinte intempestive19. Un ‚lŠve qui a la tˆte dure 20. Du poing et due contre-poing 21. Amateurs … la recherche du la22. Le‡on donn‚e au milieu du plus religieux silence

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