Null Henry Barlow Carter,
British 1803-1857-

Rob Roy's House, Glen Dochart;

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Henry Barlow Carter, British 1803-1857- Rob Roy's House, Glen Dochart; watercolour on paper, signed 'H.B. Carter' (lower left), 10.9 x 16.5 cm. Provenance: with Abbott & Holder, Ltd., London. Property from a deceased estate, UK. Note: The present work is thought to depict the ruins of the house of Rob Roy (1671-1734), a Scottish outlaw and folk hero, in Glenlochar, which was also the site of the last military action of the Jacobite Rising of 1715.

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Henry Barlow Carter, British 1803-1857- Rob Roy's House, Glen Dochart; watercolour on paper, signed 'H.B. Carter' (lower left), 10.9 x 16.5 cm. Provenance: with Abbott & Holder, Ltd., London. Property from a deceased estate, UK. Note: The present work is thought to depict the ruins of the house of Rob Roy (1671-1734), a Scottish outlaw and folk hero, in Glenlochar, which was also the site of the last military action of the Jacobite Rising of 1715.

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Collection of 3 works on the 1848 revolution: 1. SAUZET (Paul): La Chambre des Députés et la Révolution de Février. Paris et Lyon, Perisse Frères, 1851. One volume. 13 by 20.5 cm. XVIII-(2)-463 pages. Contemporary half calf, spine decorated with romantic irons. Small epidermis on second cover, not serious. First edition. Crémieux p. 30. Important testimony by this lawyer, born in Lyon in 1800, President of the Chamber of Deputies from 1839 to 1848. In the performance of his duties, he demonstrated complete devotion to the government. 2. NORMANBY (Lord Constantine Henry, Marquis of): Une année de révolution d'après un journal tenu à Paris en 1848. Paris, Henri Plon, 1858. 2 volumes. 13 by 21 cm. (4)-416; (4)-486 pages + 1 f. errata. Contemporary green half-chagrin, spine with 4 ornate bands. Scattered foxing in a few sections. 2 corners dulled. A good copy. First edition in French. (E.O. in English: 1857). British ambassador to Paris from 1846 to 1852, Normanby followed the events of the 1848 Revolution on a daily basis. He recounted every detail in these memoirs, which had a great impact in England. On the other hand, he was heavily criticized in France. 3. GARNIER-PAGÈS (Louis-Antoine): Histoire de la révolution de 1848. Paris, Pagnerre, 1861-1862. 8 volumes. 14 by 22 cm. Contemporary red half-chagrin, 5-rib spine decorated. Scattered foxing, otherwise a very fine copy. Portrait of the author in volume 1. First edition. Volumes 1 to 3: Europe; volume 4: Chute de la royauté; volume 5: 24 février 1848; volumes 6 to 8: Gouvernement provisoire.

Starting price 900 EUR

Collection of 39 original drawings with depictions of birds. Probably England, mid-19th century. Pen and watercolor on chamois-colored paper. Sheet dimensions approx. 15 x 19 cm each. Zoology - Ornithology Collection of 39 original drawings with depictions of birds. Presumably England, mid-19th century. Pen and watercolor on chamois-colored paper. Sheet dimensions approx. 15 x 19 cm each. Mostly with captions in English and Latin. - The sheets appear to come from a professional ornithological drawing album. They contain both European and non-European species, with a predominance of ducks and chickens. Among others, a hawfinch, a collared francolin, spoonbills, Persian sandgrouse and tufted ducks are depicted. The birds are mostly shown in their natural environment, with some sheets also depicting the clutch of eggs. Some of the drawings appear to have been inspired by the work "A History of British Birds" by Rev. F.O. Morris, first published between 1851-1857. Morris. - With traces of earlier mounting on verso. Some mounted on backing paper. Some inconspicuous browning in margins and occasional minor brownstaining. Overall a very well-preserved and varied collection. Ornithology - Collection of 39 original drawings with depictions of birds. Probably England, mid 19th century. Pen and watercolour on chamois-coloured paper. - Mostly with captions in English and Latin. - The sheets appear to come from a professional ornithological drawing album. They contain both European and non-European species, with a predominance of duck and partridge birds. Among others, a hawfinch, a collared francolin, spoonbills, Persian sandgrouse and tufted ducks are depicted. The birds are mostly shown in their natural environment, with some sheets also depicting the clutch of eggs. Some of the drawings appear to have been inspired by the work "A History of British Birds" by Rev. F.O. Morris, first published between 1851-1857. Morris. - Partly with traces of earlier mounting on verso. Some mounted on backing paper. Some inconspicuous browning in margins and occasional minor brownstaining. Overall a very well-preserved and varied collection.

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James Holland, attr., Italian Landscape Wide country road lined with a few trees in a hilly landscape with passers-by and a mountain range in the background, watercolour over graphite, mid-19th century, signed "J. Holland" lower right, somewhat faded and paper more browned, matted and framed behind glass, mat cut-out approx. 14.5 x 21.5 cm. Artist information: English painter and illustrator (1799/1800 Burslem to 1870 London), from 1812 flower painter in a pottery, 1819 moved to London, 1824 first exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts, 1830 study trip to France, 1835-43 member of the Society of Painters in Water-colours, subsequently member of the Royal Society of British Artists, 1836 trip to Milan, Venice, Paris and Geneva, further study trips to Rotterdam, Portugal, Normandy and Wales, 1857 he exhibited his works publicly for the last time. Source: Thieme-Becker and Wikipedia.

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Alfred Dawson, attr, English river landscape on a slightly cloudy summer day, a calm river with a partly wooded bank in a mountainous landscape, a rowing boat with people on the water, cattle grazing on the meadow on the right bank, landscape painting captured with fine brushstrokes, effectively placed reflections of the trees in the water, foliage partly dabbed with a pointed brush, oil on canvas, late 19th cent, Signed "A. DAWSON" lower right, also illegibly dated or annotated by location, typed artist's inscription on label on frame verso, various illegible annotations in lead, old price indication "2400" on stretcher, retouching, canvas later mounted on newer stretcher, Impressionist frame of more recent date, rebated dimensions approx. 27.5 x 46 cm. Artist information: English landscape painter, etcher and woodcutter (1843-1931 England), son of the painter Henry Dawson (1811-1878), exhibited 1860-89 at the Royal Academy in London, in Suffolk Street and at the British Institution, focussed on landscapes, etchings, mezzotints (portraits) and woodcuts, produced woodcuts and etchings for C. E. Robinson's "A roy. warren of picturesque rambles in the Isle of Purbeck", with his brother Charles Dawson owner of the Typographic Etching Company, source: Benezit, Thieme-Becker, Royal Academy of Artists and Saur.

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