Lot 90
London.- Bowles & Carver (publishers) & Robert Wilkinson. A View of Westminster Bridge from Lambeth; A View of the City of London..., [c. 1765] (2).
Hammer Price: £700
Description
London.- Bowles & Carver (publishers) & Robert Wilkinson. A View of Westminster Bridge from Lambeth; A View of the City of London..., a pair of London views, the first mentioned by Pierre Charles Canot, engravings with original hand-colouring in gouache, on laid papers, one with an early J. Whatman watermark, the other a Strasbourg lily, platemarks each approx. 280 x 425 mm (11 x 16 3/4 in), full margins with deckle edges, some marginal nicks and tears, rubbing to pigment in places, minor handling creases, both unframed, [circa 1765 or slightly later] (2) .
Description
London.- Bowles & Carver (publishers) & Robert Wilkinson. A View of Westminster Bridge from Lambeth; A View of the City of London..., a pair of London views, the first mentioned by Pierre Charles Canot, engravings with original hand-colouring in gouache, on laid papers, one with an early J. Whatman watermark, the other a Strasbourg lily, platemarks each approx. 280 x 425 mm (11 x 16 3/4 in), full margins with deckle edges, some marginal nicks and tears, rubbing to pigment in places, minor handling creases, both unframed, [circa 1765 or slightly later] (2) .