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James Baillie Fraser 'Six coloured aquatint prints...'
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191 The Collection of John Elliot Lawford | Part 1: Live Auction (Lot 1-94)
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James Baillie Fraser
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James Baillie Fraser (Scotland, 1783-1856)
Six coloured aquatint prints, from ‘Views of Calcutta and its environs’
Comprising: ‘A View of The River, Shipping, And Town’, A View of Barrackpore House with the reach of the River’, ‘A View Of The Town Hall’, ‘A View Of Government House from the Court House Street, taken from the house of Johnson & Co’, ‘A View Of Government House from the Eastward’, ‘A View Of Calcutta from a Point opposite to Kidderpore’.
Engraved by R. Havell, London, 1824-1826. Mounted to plate marks, all in matching contemporary rose wood frames with gilt slips, 315 x 404 mm (6)
Provenance: Estate of John Lawford.
Six coloured aquatint prints, from ‘Views of Calcutta and its environs’
Comprising: ‘A View of The River, Shipping, And Town’, A View of Barrackpore House with the reach of the River’, ‘A View Of The Town Hall’, ‘A View Of Government House from the Court House Street, taken from the house of Johnson & Co’, ‘A View Of Government House from the Eastward’, ‘A View Of Calcutta from a Point opposite to Kidderpore’.
Engraved by R. Havell, London, 1824-1826. Mounted to plate marks, all in matching contemporary rose wood frames with gilt slips, 315 x 404 mm (6)
Provenance: Estate of John Lawford.
