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Corporal of the Warasdin Pandours in 1742, Hand Colored Jefferys Plate, 1757
$360
€320 · £270
Original print, not a reproduction.
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- Date
- 1757
- Technique
- Copper Engraving
- Coloring
- Hand colored
- Condition
- Good. Light handling wear to the top left and bottom left corners; edges straight and without nicks. Light, uneven toning, soiled along all four edges. A few small foxing spots in the margin. A few small light flecks in the printed area.
- Collection
- Uniforms & regiments
- Era
- 1700 to 1789, Wars of the line
- Stock no.
- BG-14276-185
What the condition grades mean
- Excellent
- Bright and clean, with no faults worth mentioning.
- Very good
- Only light signs of age, such as faint toning.
- Good
- Normal signs of age for a sheet of this period: toning, some foxing, small marks or neat old repairs.
- Fair
- Clear faults such as staining, tears or repairs, priced to match.
Every fault we see is written in the condition note, and the whole sheet is shown uncropped in the photos.
This is an original antique copper engraving with hand coloring, lettered in script "Habit of a Corporal of the Warasdin Pandours, in 1742." The moustached soldier wears a tall fur cap with a white feather and a long red bag ending in a tassel that streams out to the left. His blue jacket is ragged at the edges over an open white shirt, a red case of pistols is strapped across his chest, and a fur cloak hangs over his left arm. He grips a short curved blade at his right hip beside a scabbard decorated with blue and yellow chevrons, and wears loose brown trousers, red stockings and tan shoes.
Below the title the French caption reads "Corporal des Pandores Waradins.", meaning corporal of the Waradin Pandours. The plate number 185 is engraved at lower right. No artist or engraver is named on the plate.
The plate belongs to the second volume of Thomas Jefferys' A Collection of the Dresses of Different Nations, Antient and Modern. Particularly Old English Dresses, published in London in 1757 by Jefferys, Geographer to his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, in the Strand. The title page states that the figures were taken after the designs of Holbein, Vandyke, Hollar and others, and the work carried a parallel French title, Recueil des Habillements de Différentes Nations, which explains the two languages on every plate. Warasdin is the old German form of Varaždin in northern Croatia. Pandour units from the Habsburg frontier fought in the War of the Austrian Succession.
A single standing figure on a generous margin, it suits a simple mount and frame and works well alone or in a group with other plates from the series.
Condition: Light handling wear to the top left and bottom left corners; edges straight and without nicks. Light, uneven toning, soiled along all four edges. A few small foxing spots in the margin. A few small light flecks in the printed area.
This is an original antique print, not a modern reproduction. This item is sold unframed. Any framed or interior images are shown for presentation and inspiration only, unless the listing explicitly states that the item is sold framed.
