Lot 279
  • 279

A folio of drawings and watercolours

Estimate
600 - 800 GBP
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Description

  • A folio of drawings and watercolours
  • including four landscapes; three studies of animals; and a study of a church
  • Eight, two pen and brown and grey ink heightened with wash on blue paper; two watercolour over traces of pencil; three pencil; and one brown wash over pencil;
    five signed, one inscribed with title and dated: 25 March 1803
  • Largest 224 by 335 mm
by or attributed to James Skene of Rubislaw (1775-1864) (2); the Rev. John Thomson of Duddingston (1778-1840) (2); Sir John James Stewart of Allanbank, 5th Bt. (1779-1849) (3); and Colonel Fraser

Condition

The works are generally well preserved. There are some creases to the sheets and minor surface dirt.
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