Old Masters, British & European Paintings - Day 1 - 5th September 2023
Lot 199
A Collection of 18th and 19th-Century prints, drawings, and watercolours of musical and theatrical
Estimate £80 - £120 | Hammer £1800
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Description
A Collection of 18th and 19th-Century prints, drawings, and watercolours of musical and theatrical subjects
Including John Smith (1652-1743) after Domenico Tempesti (Italian c.1655-1737); Frontispiece for Sonate da camera by Nicolo Cosimi; Mezzotint; 24.3 x 33.6cm; 9½ x 13¼in (sheet); Unframed; Georgiana Keate (1771-1850); Edwin in the Character of Caleb; Signed and dated Georgiana Keate 1786 (lower right); Pen and ink with watercolour; 24.7 x 17.2cm; 9¾ x 6¾in; Unframed; George Cruikshank (1792–1878); The Opera Boxes During the time of the Great Exhibition; Etching; 21.9 x 26.5cm; 8½ x 10½in (sheet); Unframed; Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827); Dr Syntax at Covent Garden Theatre; Aquatint with hand-colouring; 10.7 x 18.1cm; 4¼ x 7in (sheet); Unframed; a playbill for Paganini's Ninth Concert; 33.3 x 21.2cm; 13 x 8¼in (Unframed); and twenty-one further unframed works (26)
Provenance:
Property of a former museum keeper, collected between the 1930s and 1970s