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Montereau Set of eleven plates of the Greek Independence...

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Montereau Set of eleven plates of the Greek Independence series with printed decoration in grisaille: Constantine Canarie on a brulot, Greek committee chaired by Mr. de Chateaubriand, Maulis taking a Turkish ship, Lord Byron leading a Greek detachment, Marcos Hotzaris in the camp of the Turks, the Trucs taking Greek women and children, Greeks receiving blessing at Missolonghi, quest for the Greeks, the day before an attack, Mavrocordatos taking a fort defended by Turks. Marked: Motereau in hollow. 19th century. D. 22 cm. One plate with a crack.