box 1
Contains 45 Results:
Red-Shouldered Parakeet
Watercolor painting of Red-Shouldered Parakeet (Psittacus discolor) 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" on a leaf 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 62.
Hoopoe Bird, 1827
Pencil and black watercolor illustration of plumed bird on ground, probably Hoopoe Bird (Upupa epops) 4 1/2" x 3 3/4" signed P.R. 1827. On page removed from album.
View of Ouch Near Lausanne
Lithograph signed in print below the illustration"Printed by Rowney & Foster". 7 1/2" x 5 1/2" depicting lake surrounded by mountains, with boats and building on shore. Rowney & Foster company was active under that name from 1815 to 1831.
Presumably removed from the album
Costume Parisien - Woman in Purple Robe, 1821
Handcolored lithograph (1955)taken from "Journal des Dames et des Modes" 1821. Illustration 3 5/8" x 6" on page 4 3/4" x 7". Inscription of costume in French.
Presumably removed from album
Woman and Child
Watercolor painting of woman and child next to a tree. The child appears to be trying to put a fallen branch back on the tree. 4 1/4" x 6", no date, signed at the bottom by ".....d Purcell" Likely Edward Purcell, of London and Dublin, active 1810-1830.
Removed from album
Etchings of Italy
Two etchings of Italian scenes. Both signed by B.W.[?] Dibblee to lower right of etchings. One signed "Piazza SS Annunziata" [Florence] at lower left corner of paper. Etching 2 1/2" x 3 1/2" on paper 4 3/4" x 6 1/2". The second is untitled, but appears to be a town gate with buildings surrounding. Etching 2 1/2" x 3 1/2" on paper 4 1/2" x 5 1/2".
Rev. Edward Irving, 1835
Engraving of a portrait of Rev. Edward Irving, M.A." with an engraving of his signature beneath. "Taken from an Original Drawing by Mr. N. Whittock" "Engraved by J. Rodgers". The engraving is 4" x 5 1/4" on a sheet 4 1/2" x 7 1/2" and likely removed from a book entitled, "Biographical Sketch of the Rev. Edward Irving, M.A..." by William Jones, London, 1835.
Ancient Sculpture Coventry, 1811
Engraving (2 1/4" x 4 1/4") "Drawn and Engraved by J. Storer, for the Antiquarian and Typogrphical Cabinet". Clipped from Volume 9, 1811.
Appears to have been removed from the album.
The Hot Wells Clifton
Lithograph affixed to a page of the album with caption title affixed beneath. 4 1/2" x 3" scene of river with ships, cliffs and the hot wells buildings behind.
Page removed from album.
Eglise de Sainte Justine
A woodcut illustration apparently taken from an earlier engraving of the Abbey of Santa Giustina, Padua Italy. The caption below the illustration is in French, suggesting that it was taken from a publication in that language. 2 7/8" x 5 1/8".