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[Two young servant-girls; one balancing two baskets on her shoulders.]
[Two young servant-girls; one balancing two baskets on her shoulders.]
Anton Forster [pencil signature.]
[Continental, n.d., c.1910-1920.]
Etching on india paper, from a limited edition, signed and numbered '14/100' by the artist in pencil. 155 x 130mm, 6 x 5". Margins lightly spotted; a good impression overall.
The two female subjects in this attractive composition are wearing wooden clogs; this would indicate a Dutch setting. Traditional clogs were often worn for heavy labour, and today they remain in use as protective clothing in agriculture and in some factories and mines. Little seems to be known about the artist, who worked on the Continent around the time of the First World War.
[Ref: 27225]   £95.00   (£114.00 incl.VAT)
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The Hoop Makers.
The Hoop Makers.
Forster & Co. Lith. [n.d., c.1840s.]
Rare sepia tinted lithograph, sheet 110 x 180mm (4¼ x 7").
A man making hoops surrounded by women and children, which he uses for barrels; a woman uses them as a dress support.
[Ref: 15433]   £60.00   (£72.00 incl.VAT)
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[Portrait of an Old Man with a Cane near Ruins.]
[Portrait of an Old Man with a Cane near Ruins.] Respectfully dedicated to the Friends of Philanthropy_by J.F. Waldeck Feb.y 1821.
J.F. Waldeck Lithog.
Printed by Romney & Forster.
Rare hand-coloured lithograph. Sheet: 295 x 235mm (11½ x 9¼''). Creasing in margins.
A portrait of an old man walking in the grounds of a ruined cathedral near the sea. A portrait by Jean Frédéric Maximilien de Waldeck (1766-1875) who was an artist and explorer, he claimed to have been born in various countries around Europe, he travelled to South Africa aged 19, he then claimed he travelled back to France and studied under Jacques Louis David, he then claimed he travelled to Egypt with Napoleon. He is known for his republication of the pornographic series 'I Modi' and his exploration of Mexico and South America and subsequent publication of South American sculpture.
[Ref: 49032]   £220.00   (£264.00 incl.VAT)
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N.C. Oudinot, Duc de Reggio, Marechal et Pair de France, Commandeur de l'Ordre Royal et Militaire de St. Louis, Grand Cordon de la Legion d'Honneur, Commandeur de l'Ordre de St. Henry de Saxe &,Major Général de la Garde Royale, Ministre d'Etat,
N.C. Oudinot, Duc de Reggio, Marechal et Pair de France, Commandeur de l'Ordre Royal et Militaire de St. Louis, Grand Cordon de la Legion d'Honneur, Commandeur de l'Ordre de St. Henry de Saxe &,Major Général de la Garde Royale, Ministre d'Etat, Commandant en Chef de la Garde Nat.ale de Paris. Dédié à la Garde Nationale de Paris.
Peint d’après nature par Robert, le Fevre. Desiné par H. Laurent. Gravé par Forster. Déposé au Bureau des Estampes.
A Paris, chez P. Audouin Graveur Ordinaire du Roi, Rue du Mont Blanc, No.16. [n.d. c.1800.]
Engraving. 393 x 248mm. 15½ x 9¾". Trimmed and laid on separate sheet.
Nicolas Charles Oudinot, 1st Comte Oudinot, 1st Duc de Reggio (1767-1847) was a Marshal of France. At the outbreak of the French Revolution, Oudinot's military career took-off and he rose through the ranks, and in 1800 after great success at the Battle of Monzambano was presented with the sword of honour by Napoleon. He was made Inspector-General of the infantry, and, on establishment of the empire, given the Grand Cross of the Legion d’Honneur. It was not until 1809, after his display of brilliant courage at the Battle of Wagram, that he was promoted to the rank of Marshal of France. His later career was not as successful however he was not disgraced and on Napoleon’s abdication he rallied to the new government and was made a Peer of France by the Bourbon Restoration.
Ex Norman Blackburn Collection.
[Ref: 18707]   £130.00   (£156.00 incl.VAT)
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A Spining Party, 1846.
A Spining Party, 1846.
Forster & Co. Lith. [c.1846.]
Sepia tinted lithograph, sheet 105 x 160mm. 4¼ x 6¼".
Women in a humble cottage interior spinning thread at their wheels; also men, one playing bagpipes?, another smoking? by the fire at centre.
[Ref: 15435]   £50.00   (£60.00 incl.VAT)
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