Convent of the Dames de Berlaymont in Brussels.

Brussels, Ph. Ham, [c. 1850]

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Lot description

20 lithographies on thick wove paper, 31 x 47 cm (foxing troughout).

Contemp. black quarter sheep, gilt- and blind-orn. cloth boards with gilt initials and date on upper board, gilt-fil. spine with raised bands (us., rubbed, endcaps missing, boards faded).

Collection of very rare lithos by Ph. Ham (fl. 1846-1871), with views of the convent of Berlaymont rue de la Régence, near the church of the Minimes (visible on several views). Enriched with 2 lithos: portr. of Marguerite de Berlaymont, founder of the convent,- costume of a nun.
Ref. Claes, M.-C. - Répertoire des lithographes actifs en Belgique sous la période hollandaise et le règne de Léopold Ier (1816-1865) [online]. IRPA, 2012 (updated 2022), p. 223. - Not in Van der Marck.
Prov. "C.L./ 1859" (supralibros).