ALKEN, Henry. Illustrations for Landscape Scenery . London: S. and J. Fuller, 1821. Small oblong 4° (207 x 270mm). 24 numbered hand-coloured etched plates and 2 unnumbered plates. (Margins rather thumb-soiled, plates 11 and 13-14 with tear at inner margin, plates 11-12 and 21 somewhat spotted and stained, a few creasemarks.) Contemporary marbled boards (rebacked in roan). Provenance : Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester (bookplate; his sale, Christie's London, 26-27 January 2006, part lot 614). A RARE SKETCH-BOOK OF FIGURES for amateur artists to introduce into landscapes. Plate 7 includes cricketers, plate 23 anglers, while plate 17 showing Italian banditti caters for the Gothic taste. Dixon 32 (24 plates); not in the usual bibliographies.
ALKEN, Henry. Illustrations for Landscape Scenery . London: S. and J. Fuller, 1821. Small oblong 4° (207 x 270mm). 24 numbered hand-coloured etched plates and 2 unnumbered plates. (Margins rather thumb-soiled, plates 11 and 13-14 with tear at inner margin, plates 11-12 and 21 somewhat spotted and stained, a few creasemarks.) Contemporary marbled boards (rebacked in roan). Provenance : Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester (bookplate; his sale, Christie's London, 26-27 January 2006, part lot 614). A RARE SKETCH-BOOK OF FIGURES for amateur artists to introduce into landscapes. Plate 7 includes cricketers, plate 23 anglers, while plate 17 showing Italian banditti caters for the Gothic taste. Dixon 32 (24 plates); not in the usual bibliographies.
.jpg "Quelle: Christie's")
.jpg "Quelle: Christie's")
.jpg "Quelle: Christie's")
.jpg "Quelle: Christie's")
Testen Sie LotSearch und seine Premium-Features 7 Tage - ohne Kosten!
Lassen Sie sich automatisch über neue Objekte in kommenden Auktionen benachrichtigen.
Suchauftrag anlegen
.jpg "Quelle: Christie's")
.jpg "Quelle: Christie's")
