GIULIO FERRARIO COSTUME ANTICO SOUTH AFRICA HOTTENTOT KHOIKHOI 1817

Description: TITLE: 'HOTTENTOTE AVEC LE PRETENDU TABLIER' FROM 'IL COSTUME ANTICO E MODERNO' ARTIST: GIULIO FERRARIO MEDIUM: Original etching with original hand-colouring DATE: 1817-26EDITION: First editionSIZE: Sheet Size: 35.4cm x 25.5cm Image Size: 23.3cm x 16.8cm DESCRIPTION: Shows a woman of the Khoikhoi or Khoekhoe with 'sinus pudoris'. This was also known as a 'Hottentot Apron'. The suppressed plate from the first edition which was larger in size than the reprints which covered over the female 'apron'. Ready for framing. Original etching with aquatint and original hand-colouring. Very minor marks to the margins of plate surface. Blind stamp of Boston Reference Library to the corner of the margin which does affect the image but as it is a blind-stamp rather than an ink stamp it is not obtrusive. In very good indeed, clean condition overall with bright hand-colouring and no offsetting. A very scarce and desirable plate from the first edition of this ground-breaking and important work. LOCATION: MAP DRAWER B: FS This is one of a number of these plates that we are currently posting, please view our other listings and look in the GIULIO FERRARIO COSTUME ANTICO category in our Ebay shop. Postage will not increase for multiple purchases. Free, tracked postage in the UK. For applicable overseas locations we use the Ebay Global Shipping Program. If buying multiple items from overseas please contact us to arrange shipping prior to placing an order. Please view our other listings or make an appointment to visit us. Trading since 1976 in Ripon, North Yorkshire, Hornseys’ specialises in fine quality products across many different ranges.

Price: 195 GBP

Location: Ripon, North Yorkshire

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