THE LONDON SALE
Catalogue Information: 120 lots | 119 with images
Lot 1: Wenceslaus Hollar
London and Westminster (Pennington 1013) etching, circa 1647, on four sheets, good but later impressions of the second states, showing little of the wear normally seen, trimmed 11mm into the subject along the upper sheet edge, trimmed inside the plat [...more]
Lot 2: Wenceslaus Hollar
The long view of London from Bankside (P. 1014) etching, 1647, on five sheets, a later impression of the second and final state, lacking the two half sheets left and right, occasional made-up repairs to the herald at the right, the figure of Mercury [...more]
Lot 3: George Virtue
The view of the Charity children in the Strand engraving, 1715, on two sheets, good impressions, with wide margins, a short tear at the upper sheet edge of the first plate, well outside the subject, minor light staining and other defects at the sheet [...more]
Lot 4: Anglo-Dutch School, late 17th Century
View of the City of London with Old St. Paul's Cathedral before the Great Fire, from across the Thames with barges in the foreground oil on canvas 221/2 x 453/4 in. (57.2 x 116.2 cm.) NOTES This view shows many of the city's major landmarks. From le [...more]
Lot 5: Henry Danckerts (c.1625-c.1680)
View of St. James's Palace and the gardens, from the south-west with figures promenading oil on canvas 221/2 x 41 in. (57.2 x 104 cm.) NOTES This view of St. James's Palace is taken from the south-west, showing the garden side overlooking St. James's [...more]
