Biarritz - View of the Eugénie Chapel and the Atalaye, Charles Mercereau, between 1853 and 1876

3 color printing. By frick brothers in paris part of a set of collections of lithographs by mercereau composed of lithographs from "la france de nos jours", a vast suite published by deliveries, from 1853 to 1876, and including 475 plates in two prints, one in two shades (black and bistre), the other in colors. Booksellers gathered these plates into albums of varying composition in terms of the number of plates and the designers (asselineau, mercereau, maurice, deroy, etc. ). A title (les pyrénées, by ch. Mercereau; bagnères-de-luchon, by ch. Mercereau) was stamped on the upper cover of the album binding, as well as the name of the bookseller for whom it was made. Most of the collections of these pyrenean plates bear the name of sajous, bookseller in bagnères-de-luchon. Pl. 1 to 18 numbered from 370 to 386. Pl. 374 (pl. 5 and 6) in duplicate -- pl. 19, 20 and 21 numbered respectively 407, 415 and 418. These three pl. Were drawn and lithographed by asselineau -- pl. 22, 23 and 24 numbered 438, 439 and 440 -- pl. 22 lith. By aubrun -- pl. 25 numbered 441 -- pl. 26 to 40 numbered from 327 to 341 -- pl. 41 to 46 numbered from 363 to 368 -- pl. 47 numbered 369 -- pl. 48 num. 292 -- pl. 49 and 50 num. 264 and 265 -- pl. 51 and 52 num. 268 and 269 -- pl. 53 to 55 num. From 293 to 295 -- pl. 56 num. 300 -- pl. 57 to 59 num. From 307 to 309 -- pl. 60 to 70 num. From 316 to 326 -- pl. 71 num. 63, drawing and lith. D'asselineau, destouches printing house -- pl. 72 and 73 num. 87 and 88, drawing and lith. D'asselineau, destouches printing house -- pl. 74 num. 124, signed lebreton, published by lalonde in paris and printed by becquet frères in paris -- pl. 75 num. 161, drawing and litho. D'asselineau, destouches printing house. --pl. 76 to 78 num. From 207 to 209 -- pl. 79 to 81 num. From 211 to 213 -- pl. 82 num. 220, drawing and lith. Of maurice, destouches printing house -- pl. 83 to 86 num. From 226 to 229 -- pl. 87 and 88 num. 234 and 235 -- pl. 89 to 91 num. From 273 to 275 -- pl. 92 and 93 num. 290 and 291. Attachments: 6 pl. Sepia, some of which are duplicates of mercereau's collection. The first five plates are numbered respectively 318, 321, 324, 331, 386. The last plate is not taken from la france de nos jours but from l'espagne picturesque et monumentale. These six plates are signed mercereau, published by sinnet and printed by frick frères. Ancely, rené (1876 - 1966). Possessor. Date: between 1853 and 1876. Medium: color lithography, print. Collection: Bibliothèques de Toulouse. Biarritz - Vue de la Chapelle Eugénie et de l'Atalaye - Fonds Ancely - B315556101 A MERCEREAU 7 084