FRENCH PRINTS CARICATURES MUSICIANS 1800s SERIES OF 11

VERY RARE SERIES OF 11 HAND-COLORED PRINTS, SATIRICAL THEME OF MUSICIANS PERFORMING, TAKEN FROM H. HESS PARIS'S "MUSICAL GALLERY." 1 THE DIRECTOR, 2 THE VIOLIN, 3 THE OBOE, 4 THE BASSOON, 5 THE FRENCH HORN, 6 THE TENOR TROMBONE, 7 THE CLARINET, 10 THE VIOLIN, 11 THE DOUBLE BASS, 12 GUITAR PLAYED BY A MAN, 13 GUITAR PLAYED BY A WOMAN. ZIZENHAUSEN TERRACOTTAS WERE ALSO PRODUCED AND MARKETED BY THE ART DEALER JR BRENNER IN BASEL, SUPPLIED BY HESS HIMSELF. THE TWO MISSING ARE: 8 THE FLUTE AND 9 BASS TROMBONE DRAWN BY KAPPELIN AFTER HESS H. (Ieronymus) PUBLISHED IN PARIS BY ENGELMANN & CIE. 1827 IN GOOD CONDITION OVERALL, SIGNS OF WOODWORM AND STAINS, THE PRINTS ARE FRAMED WITH ANTIQUE SOLID WALNUT WOOD FRAMES AND GLASS MEASUREMENTS: mm 275 X 215