Lot 252
  • 252

An Album belonging to Sir John Stuart Hepburn-Forbes, 8th Bt. (1804-1866)

Estimate
800 - 1,200 GBP
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Description

  • An Album belonging to Sir John Stuart Hepburn-Forbes, 8th Bt. (1804-1866)
  • including landscapes, portraits, and a dried flower collected from the Crimea by Colonel Lord Mark Kerr
  • Approximately forty sheets, various media, contained within a leather album
  • Album size: 245 by 195 mm
by or attributed to John Varley (1778-1842); Samuel Owen (1769-1857); Joshua Cristall (1797-1847); Hugh 'Grecian' Williams (1773-1829); William Crouch (fl. 1817-1840); and members of his own family

Condition

The album is generally in fine condition. The pigments of the works have been well preserved. The album itself is a little worn.
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