A GROUP OF FIVE VINTAGE DRAWINGS AND PRINTS, XIX CENTURY
comprising
1) Portrait of Ludwig van Beethoven (German 1770-1827), graphite on paper, 9 x 7 cm (3 1/2 x 2 3/4 in.) [sight], framed dimensions: 17 x 14.5 cm (6 3/4 x 5 3/4 in.)
2) Blind Man's Buff, UNKOWN ARTIST, watercolor on board, 10 x 7.5 cm (4 x 3 in.), framed dimensions: 11 x 9 cm (4 3/8 x 3 1/2 in.), inscribed in French on verso
3) A Portrait of a Lady, UNKOWN ARTIST, 8 x 6 cm (3 1/8 x 2 3/8 in.), framed dimensions: 12 x 8 cm (4 3/4 x 3 1/8 in.)
4) A Portrait of a Lady, UNKOWN ARTIST, 6 x 4.5 cm (2 3/8 x 1 3/4 in.), framed dimensions: 9 x 7 cm (3 1/2 x 2 3/4 in.)
5) Le petit predicteur, NICOLAS DELAUNAY (FRENCH 1739-1792) AFTER JEAN-HONORE FRAGONARD (FRENCH 1732-1806), colored engraving on paper, 29 x 33 cm (11 3/8 x 13 in.), framed dimensions: 47 x 49 cm (18 1/2 x 19 1/4 in.)

PROVENANCE
Collection of the prominent gallerist Herbert Feist (1903-1981), owner of Herbert E. Feist Gallery in New York
Thence by descent in the family

CONDITION
Observed in frames, the prints and the drawings are in good condition, some staining to the surface, aging to the paper and minor foxing to some of the portraits.

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