Pencil drawing depicting a slightly dilapidated stone building, sitting atop a hill, that has become overgrown with vegetation after years of disuse
Description:
Title devised by cataloger., Date from unverified data from local card catalog record., and Drawing possibly executed by a pupil of Jean Baptiste Marie Meusnier, 1754-1793.
Artist's trial proof of a steel engraving with corrections of the head and further alterations drawn in pencil and pen and ink directly over the steel engraving. The engraving shows a man wearing a karakul and smoking a hookah
Description:
Title devised by cataloger., Date from unverified data in local card catalog record., Corrective notes inscribed in graphite pencil next to drawing: The eyes brighter darker the brow[?] a different shape., and For further information, consult library staff.
Drawing of a mounted Turkish warrior racing to the left and looking back over his shoulder to the right, all four of his horse's outstretched legs off the ground; wearing striped pants, a red fur-collared coat, and a green turban; holding a curved saber in his right hand and grasping the reins with his left hand; a spear with a red flag near the tip rises from his back; tents and pyramids in the background
Description:
Title from local catalog card., Unsigned; artist unidentified., Place and date of production based on the country of residence and death date of Richard Bull, who owned and likely assembled the album in which this drawing was found., On verso are the ink inscriptions "My dear" and "(Edith Swinburne).", Formerly laid in at page 167 in an album containing 402 pages, bound in red morocco leather with single gilt ruled line; spine stamped in gold "Drawings." Now disassembled and matted separately: Bull, R. Scrapbook of drawings. [England], [not after 1806]., Matted to 49 x 37 cm., and Original case shelved separately.
Drawing of a mounted Turkish warrior racing to the left and looking back over his shoulder to the right, all four of his horse's outstretched legs off the ground; wearing striped pants, a red fur-collared coat, and a green turban; holding a curved saber in his right hand and grasping the reins with his left hand; a spear with a red flag near the tip rises from his back; tents and pyramids in the background
Description:
Title from local catalog card., Unsigned; artist unidentified., Place and date of production based on the country of residence and death date of Richard Bull, who owned and likely assembled the album in which this drawing was found., On verso are the ink inscriptions "My dear" and "(Edith Swinburne).", Formerly laid in at page 167 in an album containing 402 pages, bound in red morocco leather with single gilt ruled line; spine stamped in gold "Drawings." Now disassembled and matted separately: Bull, R. Scrapbook of drawings. [England], [not after 1806]., Matted to 49 x 37 cm., and Original case shelved separately.
Drawing of a Turkish sultan, possibly Selim I, Selim II, or Selim III; wearing an ornate kaftan and large turban; sitting on a horse that is facing left, the horse adorned with a decorated saddle, gold bridle, and other ornamentation
Alternative Title:
Sultan Selim
Description:
Title from local catalog card; alternative title inscribed in ink above image., Unsigned; artist unidentified., Place and date of production based on the country of residence and death date of Richard Bull, who owned and likely assembled the album in which this drawing was found., At top of sheet is a trimmed manuscript inscription in French, written in a different hand than the other inscription: [...?] tresiesmo empereur des Turcts[?]., Sheet numbered "7" in ink in lower left corner., Formerly laid in at page 162 in an album containing 402 pages, bound in red morocco leather with single gilt ruled line; spine stamped in gold "Drawings." Now disassembled and matted separately: Bull, R. Scrapbook of drawings. [England], [not after 1806]., Matted to 49 x 37 cm., and Original case shelved separately.
A woman shown half-length is seated in a chair, her left arm on a table and facing right. She wears a bonnet after the dormeuse pattern, adorned with a wide ribbon, tied in a bow in the front Her floral printed dress is ruffled around the neck and the front of the bodice, with ruffles below the elbow. Possibly a depiction of fashions of the late 1770s
Alternative Title:
Fashion-plate
Description:
Title devised by cataloger. and Date and place from watermark: Hayes & W[...] 1799.
A woman is shown nearly half-length and facing front, her right hand holding a book and resting on a chair back. Her upswept hair is swathed turban-like in a large piece of striped cloth. Possibly a depiction of fashions of the late 1770s
Alternative Title:
Fashion-plate
Description:
Title devised by cataloger. and Date and place from watermark of another print in the same series.
A woman is shown bust length, facing left, wearing a large hat after the bergère pattern, adorned with ribbons and ostrich plumes. Her shoulders are draped with a neckerchief tied with a bow. Possibly a depiction of fashions of the late 1770s
Alternative Title:
Fashion-plate
Description:
Title devised by cataloger. and Date and place from watermark of other print from the same series.
A woman nearly half-length is shown facing right, wearing a large bonnet after the dormeuse pattern, with ruffled ribbons hanging down behind. A large bow adorns her bodice. Possibly a depiction of fashions of the late 1770s
Alternative Title:
Fashion-plate
Description:
Title devised by cataloger. and Date and place from watermark of other print from the same series.