JOSÉ HONORATO LOZANO | Nine watercolours of the Philippines, including a riverside view of a house in Manila; the courtyard of the same house; figures preparing rice; two women, one smoking a cigar; a lady conversing with a farmer; a family boarding a boat; a gentleman holding a cane and parasol; an elegant lady; and a solider armed with a dagger, sword and spear

including a riverside view of a house in Manila; the courtyard of the same house; figures preparing rice; two women, one smoking a cigar; a lady and conversing with a farmer; a family boarding a boat; a gentleman holding a cane and parasol; an elegant lady; and a solider armed with a dagger, sword and spear

Lieutenant-General Sir James Hartigan (1876-1962)

The courtyard of the same house: The work has been exposed to some light and the paper has darkened a little with time. The sheet is laid down and there is some surface dirt and foxing in evidence. Figures preparing rice: The work has been exposed to some light and the paper has darkened a little with time. There is some scattered foxmarks and some creases particular in the bottom right hand section of the sheet. The work is not laid down. Two woman, one smoking a cigar: In generally good condition. There is some minor foxing and surface dirt. The sheet is laid down. A lady conversing with a farmer: In generally good condition. There is some foxing and surface dirt. There is a diagonal crease at the bottom right hand corner. The sheet is laid down. A family boarding a boat: In generally good condition. There is some minor foxing and surface dirt. A the edges of the paper there is evidence of minor mount staining - from a previous mount. The sheet is laid down. A gentleman holding a cane and parasol: The pigments of survived well. However there is some foxing and surface dirt. The paper has darkened a little where it has been exposed to light. The sheet is laid down. An elegant lady: The pigments of survived well. However there is some foxing and surface dirt. The paper has darkened a little where it has been exposed to light. The sheet is laid down. A soldier armed with a dagger, sword and spear: The pigments of survived well. However there is some foxing and surface dirt. The paper has darkened a little where it has been exposed to light. The sheet is laid down.
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Lozano was born in Manila, the son of the lighthouse keeper at Manila Bay and grew up in Sampaloc just outside Intramuros. By the 1840s he was established as the city’s leading painter and was described as 'a watercolourist without rival' by a local commentator Rafael Diaz Arenas as early as 1850. This rare set of watercolours once belonged to Lieutenant-General Sir James Hartigan (1876-1962), who travelled extensively throughout his career in the British army and who may have acquired them while in the east.