19th Century Watercolour - Sheet of Studies

Description

Original 19th Century Watercolour. Watercolour with gum arabic and gold ink. It appears an exercise was set to do a series of studies illustrating likes and dislikes under the headings Proverb, Quality, Occupation, Character, Animal. Unsigned and inscribed. In fine condition.

From a large red-leather-bound nineteenth-century album of drawings and watercolours by various hands. Some are signed or monogrammed and dated. The collection includes Derbyshire landscapes and charming genre scenes, often featuring children, depicting notions such as Disorder and Contentment. There are also a number of sheets of studies which are exercises in illustration, conveying “likes” and “dislikes” under the headings Proverb, Quality, Occupation, Character, Animal. Collection code: 45A

Size

25.8 x 38cm (10.2" x 15")

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