188 - Philippe RONDE (Trier 1815 – Vimoutiers 1883)

Philippe RONDE (Trier 1815 – Vimoutiers 1883) A travel album from Mexico containing 16 drawings and watercolors Album dimensions: 16.8 x 13 cm Inscription on the cover: “ Mexico City, January 1851” -A view of Hernán Cortés’s palace in Cuernavaca -A lively view of the Alameda Garden in Mexico City --A street scene with 5 figures -A view of Callejón de Frías Street, near the Alameda, Mexico City --Full-length view of a young Mexican man carrying his hat in his hand -Street scene with three figures -Full-length view of a Mexican man from behind carrying fruit -A view of the Mexico City market --Candy vendors at the Mexico City market -street vendor selling chickens -a bustling view of a square in Mexico City -full-length view of a man and a child -street scene with five figures -street scene with four figures -a street vendor carrying his load -street scene with five figures All drawings and watercolors are signed, dated, and sometimes labeled with a location Small spots Philippe Rondé, a student of Charles-Caïus Renoux and Louis Daguerre, traveled the world for more than twenty years after completing his training as a painter in Paris, visiting China, India, and the Americas. He was in Mexico from 1849 to 1851. The focus of his graphic work on Americanist subjects underscores the historical value of his work, particularly regarding the state of Chihuahua. Hired by a French investor who wanted to establish a colony near Corralitos, in northern Chihuahua, Ph. Rondé drew landscapes, scenes of daily life in those places, and many scenes of everyday market life.