Furniture, Works of Art & Clocks - 5th October 2023
Lot 569
A SIXTEEN PIECE WATERCOLOUR MYRIORAMA: 'A COLLECTION OF MANY HUNDRED LANDSCAPES'
Estimate £100 - £150 | Hammer £550
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Description
A SIXTEEN PIECE WATERCOLOUR MYRIORAMA: 'A COLLECTION OF MANY HUNDRED LANDSCAPES'
DESIGNED BY MR CLARK, C.1820
making up an interchangeable panoramic romantic coastal landscape, with a lighthouse flying the Union Flag and figures amongst ruins, cottages and trees, ships and boats in the background, with its original card cover
20.2 x 7cm (each section)
Catalogue Note
A myriorama, a term derived from the Greek words "myrias", meaning "multitude", and "orama", meaning "scene" or "view", comprises a set of illustrated cards, each representing a section of a landscape. No matter what order you placed them in, the cards created a cohesive scene.