Edward William Cooke RA (1811-1880)

Edward William Cooke RA (1811-1880)
A collection of 89 pencil drawings of Egyptian landscapes, river views and artefacts including: Dendera; The Gate of the Nile; Philae; Gebel El Silsilah; Gebel Abu Foda; Keneh; Bibbeh; Views and architectural studies of Venice and figure studies and architectural studies executed in Rouen, Avignon, Capua, Rome, Ravello, Ferrara, Urbino, Florence, and Trento, including The catacombs of Saint Sebastian, Rome; The Sistine Chapel, Rome; St Peter’s, Rome; San Antonio, Padua; Door of Santa Maria del Orto, Venice; San Polo, Venice; San Marco, Venice; Details of Palazzo Pisani, Venice; and Capitals in the Palazzo Ducale, Venice
The majority inscribed with titles, some annotated with notes and some dated variously 3 October 1851 to 27 February 1874, some with annotated with numbers (verso)
Pencil, some within a pencil border
17.5 x 10.1cm; 6¾ x 4in and smaller
Unframed (89)

Provenance:
Anonymous sale, Sotheby’s, London, 10 July 1997, lot 147 as an album of sketches