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![[Fair Head, Co. Antrim, Eagle Devouring Sheep.] [&] [Fair Head, Co. Antrim, Fox Pursuing Sheep.]](jpegs/64575.jpg)
[Fair Head, Co. Antrim, Eagle Devouring Sheep.] [&] [Fair Head, Co. Antrim, Fox Pursuing Sheep.]
Drawn by Capt.n H.S. Davis, 52.nd Lt. Infantry. Engraved by David Lucas, 27, Westbourn St. Pimlico.
London, Published April 15.th 1836 by M.M. Holloway, 22 King William St. Strand. A Paris chez Veith et Hauser Boulevard des Italiens N.º 11.
Pair of rare & scarce mezzotints. 365 x 460mm (14¼ x 18"), with very large margins. Some spotting, nicks in edges.
A pair of views of Fair Head, a dolerite mountain cliff on the north coast of Ireland, from the east at sunset, and the west. Henry Samuel Davis was an active amateur artist while serving with the 52nd Light Infantry, which he commanded 1850-1, retiring that year as lieutenant-colonel. He exhibited at the Royal Hibernian Academy in 1833, 1835, and 1843. His father, Samuel, was a director of the East India Company; his brother, John Francis Davis, was the second governor of Hong Kong. The titles, as above, come from 'A Dictionary of Irish Artists', 1913.
Ex: Collection of The Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 64575] £750.00 view all images for this item
Drawn by Capt.n H.S. Davis, 52.nd Lt. Infantry. Engraved by David Lucas, 27, Westbourn St. Pimlico.
London, Published April 15.th 1836 by M.M. Holloway, 22 King William St. Strand. A Paris chez Veith et Hauser Boulevard des Italiens N.º 11.
Pair of rare & scarce mezzotints. 365 x 460mm (14¼ x 18"), with very large margins. Some spotting, nicks in edges.
A pair of views of Fair Head, a dolerite mountain cliff on the north coast of Ireland, from the east at sunset, and the west. Henry Samuel Davis was an active amateur artist while serving with the 52nd Light Infantry, which he commanded 1850-1, retiring that year as lieutenant-colonel. He exhibited at the Royal Hibernian Academy in 1833, 1835, and 1843. His father, Samuel, was a director of the East India Company; his brother, John Francis Davis, was the second governor of Hong Kong. The titles, as above, come from 'A Dictionary of Irish Artists', 1913.
Ex: Collection of The Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 64575] £750.00 view all images for this item