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"The manner in which the Skielobere execute their wheels & descent & ascend, the precipitous declivities." [of the mountins during their movements]. A watercolor painting [likely by Parkes] in black, after an illustration of the same title in "A Winter in Lapland and Sweden..." by Arthur De Capell Brooke, London, 1824 facing p.333. Size 7 5/8" x 5 1/8" on a page removed from the album. Longhand inscription of title by Parkes.

Pencil drawing of woman and boy seated outside of what is likely their home; the boy reading and the woman apparently doing some type of craft. 3 1/2" x 2" drawing on embossed card (4 1/2" x 3") with grape vine border and a lyre at each corner. On verso: signed "EHP. 1824" with tissue guard affixed to top.

Pencil drawing with watercolor detail of man and woman outside of what is likely their home. Man holding his walking stick and overcoat; Woman holding a basket and shawl. 3 1/2" x 2" drawing on embossed card (4 1/2" x 3") with grape vine border and a lyre at each corner. On verso: signed "PP. to EHP. 1824" with tissue guard affixed to top.

Pen and ink drawing of man with his hat drawn over his eyes, seated in a chair and smoking a pipe. 2" x 3 1/2" drawing on embossed card (4 1/2" x 3") with grape vine border and a lyre at each corner. On verso: signed "MEH to EHP. 1824" with tissue guard affixed to top.

Pen and ink drawing of woman wearing a bonnet, seated in a chair with arms crossed and sleeping. 2" x 3 1/2" drawing on embossed card (4 1/2" x 3") with grape vine border and a lyre at each corner. On verso: signed "EHP. 1824" with tissue guard affixed to top.

Pencil drawing of Southey cottage with a bridge over the river in foreground. 3 1/2" x 2" drawing on embossed card (4 1/2" x 3") with grape vine border and a lyre at each corner. On verso: inscribed in pencil "Greta Hall. Southey's Cottage nr. Keswick. 1823." and signed in pencil "Augst., 1824. C.L." with tissue guard affixed to top.

Watercolor painting of Southey cottage with a bridge over the river in foreground, and next to it a small cottage (Greta bank) which was the home of William Calvert. 3 1/2" x 2" drawing on embossed card (4 1/2" x 3") with grape vine border and a lyre at each corner. On verso: inscribed in ink "Greta bank. The house of R. Southey Esqre. [sic] and signed in pencil "EHP. 1824" with tissue guard affixed to top.

Pencil drawing of bird perched on branch, perhaps about to take wing. Drawing 2 3/4" x 1 3/4" on card 4 1/2" x 3" embossed with grape vines along frame and lyres at corners. On verso: "S C. to EHP. 1824" with tissue guard affixed to top. S C. may have been Sarah Coleridge (1802-1852), daughter of Samuel Taylor Coleridge.

A pencil drawing depicting a scene from "The Spectre Bridegroom", a short story by Washington Irving, first published as part of "Sketchbook" in 1819 and in London the next year. The scene portrays the young woman and her aunt with the spectre bridegroom outside their window. 2 3/8" x 3 3/4" drawing on card with decorative floral embossed frame 3" x 4 1/2". On verso: pen inscription "Spectre Bridegroom AW to EHP 1824" with tissue guard affixed above.

Watercolor painting of Recurved-bill Humming bird (Trochilus recurvirostris)perched on a branch (3" x 3") on a page removed from the album. No date, unsigned. Appears to be copied from "Zoological Illustrations..." Volume II by William Swainson, 1821-22. See QL 46.S96 v.2 Plate 105.