Bubb Kuyper

Books and Manuscripts · Los 1928

[Alba amicorum]. Album amicorum

for CORNELIUS MARIA VAN HENGST, mainly Utrecht, 1793-1833, 182p., comprising 80 (3x tipped-in, 1x pasted over) manuscript contributions and 4 index p., 1 drawing in pen and black ink and 3 watercolour drawings i.a. by C. VAN GEELEN, contemp. richly gilt mottled calf, giltlettered "Album Amicorum" on frontcover and "Anno 1793" on backcover, richly gilt spine, a.e.g., orig. calf box, sm. obl. 8vo.

Los
1928
Schätzpreis
400 € – 600 €
Zuschlag
800 €
Fotos
5 Fotos

Anmerkungen

Cornelis Maria van Hengst (1761-1848), lawyer and alderman in Utrecht, owner of the house "Ma Retraite" (1832-1848) in Zeist and husband to Wilhelmina Catharina Geertrui Everdina Sloet (1783-1832). I.a. contributions by G. Beelaerts van Blokland, W.A. van Heeckeren van Boelestein, H.M.A.J. van Asch van Wyck, R.W.J. van Pabst tot Bingerden, J.D. van Tuijll van Serooskercken, Pierre de Steege "Lt. Collonel Taube Enseigne - au service de Russie. 17-99. Krijgsgevangen in de slag v. Bergen", J.P. Krieger "prof. Gymnasii Bipontini"; Christophorus Saxius "communium literarum Professor"; S.W. van Haeften née Visscher, A.W. Dreijer "Königl: Preuss: Krieges Rath", H. Onderwater van Puttershoek and J.J.S. Sloet née Visscher. One of the drawings possibly by Isaac Jan Coenen (1772-1831). Album amicorum of an established member of the Utrecht elite, in a very fine binding. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LI.