WEIS (Jean-Martin). Représentation des fêtes données par la ville de Strasbourg pour la convalescence du Roi ; à l'arrivée et pendant le séjour de Sa Majesté en cette ville. Printed by Laurent Aubert in Paris, [1744]. Large folio, leaves, remainder of original paperback (foxing, minor soiling, tears to title and portrait affecting 2 cm of engraving).
Entirely engraved, this work comprises: a title in a rocaille cartouche, engraved by M. Marvye, the letter by Le Parmentier; the equestrian portrait of Louis XV, engraved by Johann Georg Wille after Charles Parrocel; 11 double plates of views and scenes engraved by Jacques Philippe Le Bas, after compositions by Jean-Martin Weis, showing the King's arrival, the entry into Strasbourg, the procession, the decorations and illuminations of the monuments, the fireworks display, etc.; 20 pages of text, in a large folio. 20 pages of text, framed and illustrated with 2 large engraved vignettes by Marvye.
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