Lot 205

Insects.- Mc A (J., circa 1810s) Album containing 75 original watercolour studies of moths, butterflies, caterpillars and other insects, [circa 1810s]

Hammer Price: £3,000

Description

Insects.- Mc A (J., circa 1810s) Album containing 75 original watercolour studies of moths, butterflies, caterpillars and other insects, brush and ink, watercolour, bodycolour, some heightened with gum arabic, one or two heightened with gold, on various Whatman wove papers, one watermarked '1811', every sheet with pen and brown ink manuscript description on laid paper tab affixed onto sheet, each album leaf approx. 355 x 250 mm (14 x 9 3/4 in), some sheets with even toning and browning, occasional minor spotting and surface dirt, light blue morocco, spine gilt with compartments, stamped initials 'J. Mc A' to lower section spine, sun exposure and fading visible, lightly worn, folio, [circa 1810s]

Description

Insects.- Mc A (J., circa 1810s) Album containing 75 original watercolour studies of moths, butterflies, caterpillars and other insects, brush and ink, watercolour, bodycolour, some heightened with gum arabic, one or two heightened with gold, on various Whatman wove papers, one watermarked '1811', every sheet with pen and brown ink manuscript description on laid paper tab affixed onto sheet, each album leaf approx. 355 x 250 mm (14 x 9 3/4 in), some sheets with even toning and browning, occasional minor spotting and surface dirt, light blue morocco, spine gilt with compartments, stamped initials 'J. Mc A' to lower section spine, sun exposure and fading visible, lightly worn, folio, [circa 1810s]

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