[Paris]. [Fashion, costume]. CHALON (John James). Twenty fou - Lot 55

[Paris]. [Fashion, costume]. CHALON (John James). Twenty four subjects exhibiting the costume of Paris designed and drawn by J. J. Chalon. London: Rodwell and Martin, 1822. In folio, [1] f. (title), 24 lith. plates, old red half-basin, smooth, muted spine (binding worn, hinges split, flyleaf, browning to title and margins of first 2 plates, small loss in lateral margin of 2 plates). Rare work on Parisian costumes by John James Chalon (1778-1854), a painter and lithographer from Geneva who established a notable reputation in London, where he studied and practiced. The work consists of a lithographed title page and 24 plates designed and lithographed by Chalon, printed in color by C. Hullmandel and then enhanced by hand. It was published in issues, each plate dated between 1820 and 1822. These illustrations capture emblematic scenes of the capital, highlighting the typical costumes of the era's inhabitants, such as the ladies at the Halle, the café, the Père Lachaise cemetery, the Tuileries, the fashion merchant... (Colas 588).