95 - DEVERIA (Eugène). Picturesque Costumes of the Ossau Valley and the Pyrenees. Pau, Augte Bassy, n.d. (1843–1844). Folio, purple half-chagrin, gold fillets, chagrin-paper covers with gold title on the front cover, (Publisher’s binding).

DEVERIA (Eugène). Picturesque Costumes of the Ossau Valley and the Pyrenees. Pau, Augte Bassy, n.d. (1843–1844). Folio, purple half-chagrin, gold fillets, chagrin-paper covers with gold title on the front cover, (Publisher’s binding). A superb album featuring a frontispiece and 9 lithographic plates, colored at the time by Eugène Devéria and printed by Lemercier. The first 3 are genre scenes: Dance at Eaux-Bonnes, Memories of Eaux-Bonnes, Return from a Chamois Hunt. The last 6 are plates of costumes, numbered 1 through 6. Eugène Devéria (Paris, 1805–Pau, 1865) was a French painter. He rose to prominence in 1827 with his monumental painting *The Birth of Henry IV*, establishing himself as part of the Romantic movement. He subsequently received several official commissions. He moved to Pau in 1841 for health reasons, where he devoted himself to portraits and picturesque scenes. A VERY BEAUTIFUL COPY, in perfect condition. Colas, 861 - Labarère, 486 Dendaletche, 597.