Thomas Rowlandson

Etchings with aquatint and hand-colouring, 1821, two plates from the Third Tour of Dr Syntax in Search of a Wife, published by Rudolph Ackerman, on wove paper, one with a J Whatman watermark (not illustrated)

George Henry Child Villiers, 8th Earl of Jersey (1873-1923), Osterley Park House, Middlesex.

Garden Trio: sheet: 140 by 227mm; 5½ by 9in The Result of Purchasing a Blind Horse: sheet: 136 by 227mm; 5 3/8 by 9in Trimmed outside the borderline (circa 2-23mm), a few short repaired tears at extreme edges of sheets, 'Garden Trio' with a 15mm repaired tear across hat of the violinist at left, occasional creases across corners, pale line of discolouration just within the borderline, slight surface dirt at edges of sheet and a few small, pale fox marks. The verso of each sheet with water-staining and uneven paper discoluration. Both in one frame.
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