ANTIQUE HAND COLORED ENGRAVINGS BY THOMAS ALLOM
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A lot of four antique hand-colored prints. First. A genre scene depicting a crowd overviewing a house for rent, accompanied by inscriptions The Spring Carnival, House Hunting and comic phrases. Titled House-Hunting in New York underneath. White mat, black frame. Second. Etching representing a mansion with a rider and bystanders in the foreground. Titled Brereton Hall, Cheshire underneath. Signed W. Walton underneath. William Louis Walton, 1808-1879, was an English landscape engraver. Black mat, wooden frame. Third and fourth. A view of a Chinese fortress and bridge. Titled Western Gate, Peking in English underneath and in German and French in the lower corners. Drawn by T. Allom, engraved by E. Brandard. A genre scene representing a Chinese headwear store. Titled Cap-Venders Shop, Canton in English underneath and in German and French in the lower corners. Drawn by T. Allom, engraved by W. Floyd. Thomas Allom, 1804-1872, was an English architect and topographical illustrator. These two prints are artworks executed for his book China Illustrated, 1845. Edward Paxman Brandard, 1819-1898, and William Floyd, active in 1832-1877, were English printmakers. Red ornamental mat, wooden frames. Collectible Antique Graphic Art Prints.
Dimensions: Size: Frame L 14 1/2 x H 18 in. Image L 9 2/8 x H 13 in. Frame L 12 x H 14 in. Image L 6 3/4 x H 8 3/4 in. All measurements are approximate.
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