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Lot 209
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Thomas Rowlandson

Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 GBP
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Description

  • Thomas Rowlandson
  • An album of drawings after the Antique

  • Sixty-two, forty-seven pen and black ink, eight pen and brown ink, six pen and brown ink heightened with grey wash, and one pen and brown ink heightened with watercolour;
    inscribed: Les Monumens Antiques Du Musee Napoleon / Dessins et Graves / Par Thomas Piroli / avec un explication / par J. C. Schweighaeuser Publies / Par T. et P Piranesi Treves / Tomes Premier / a Paris a Lancien College de Navarre / Montagne Sainte Genvieve / Et Place Du Palais Du Tribunat / an XII 1804, further inscribed with an index, a frontispiece, the majority of the drawings inscribed with titles

  • Album size 230 by 195 mm
including drawings of Gods and Goddesses, such as Apollo, Bacchus, Diana, Flora, Minerva, Venus, classical heads, armour and others

Condition

The vast majority of the works in this album remain in good condition. A number of sheets have discoloured very slightly and there are very occasional fox marks present. The cover and spine of the album are slightly rubbed.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
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Catalogue Note

Thomas Rowlandson first studied classical sculpture in 1772 as a fifteen year old pupil at the Royal Academy. Although he is most well known for his fascinating representations of late Georgian society, by the early nineteenth century his interest in classical subject matter had been re-kindled. The present album contains Rowlandson's interpretations of over thirty-five engraved plates in Thomas Piroli's book Les Monumens Antiques Du Musée Napoleon (1804-6) and five of his interpretations of Thomas Hope's illustrations to Costumes of the Ancients (1809).