The John Franks Collection of Original Watercolours for Vanity Fair
Catalogue Information: 60 lots with images
Lot 1: Jean Baptiste Guth 'Guth' (French, fl.1883-1921)
M. Théophile Delcassé, 'French Foreign Officer'French Statesman and Foreign Ministersigned and dated 'Guth 98' (lower right)pencil and watercolour12 1/4 x 6 1/2 in. (31.2 x 16.5 cm.)
Lot 2: James Jacques Joseph Tissot 'Coïdé' (French, 1836-1902)
Count Otto von Bismarck-SchoenhausenThe German Chancellorpencil and watercolour11 3/4 x 7 1/4 in. (29.8 x 18.4 cm.)See frontispiece
Lot 3: Carlo Pellegrini 'Ape' (Italian, 1839-1889)
His Excellency Musurus BeyThe Turkish Ambassadorsigned 'Ape' (lower left)pencil and watercolour heightened with white11 1/2 x 6 1/2 in. (29.2 x 16.5 cm.)
Lot 4: Sir Leslie Matthew Ward 'Spy' (1851-1922)
The Chevalier de Souza CorreaThe Brazilian Ambassadorsigned 'Spy' (lower right)pencil, watercolour and bodycolour13 1/4 x 8 in. (33.7 x 20.3 cm.)
Lot 5: Carlo Pellegrini 'Ape' (Italian, 1839-1889)
M. Paul Lessar, 'The Afghan Frontier'Civil Engineer and Russian Diplomatsigned 'Ape' (lower right)pencil, watercolour and bodycolour12 x 7 1/8 in. (30.5 x 18.2 cm.)
