[Early lithographs] [Boije af Gennäs, Fredrik]
[Fashion plates published for "Konst- och Nyhets Magasin för Medborgare af alla Klasser"]
Plate 4 and 8 of volume 2. [Stockholm] [1819] 27 x 21 cm. Hand coloured lithographs.
A couple of spots and some smudging to the margins.
Beautiful plates depicting a chic couple dressed in the typical high waist empire fashion of the era and two women in beautiful hats and colourful ribbons. Both plates were published for "Konst- och Nyhets Magasin för Medborgare af alla Klasser" the first fashion magazine in Sweden. It was an important forerunner to other illustrated periodicals and also a cultural inspiration with numerous plates and articles on art, fashion and news. It was published by Fredrik Boije af Gennäs - who designed most of the plates - in five volumes 1818-1823, (continued 1823-1844 in a smaller format under the name"Magasin för konst nyheter och moder"). These are some of the earliest lithographs produced in Sweden, the technique was introduced in the country in 1818.
Item No: 3736
