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The late Mr. Garrick's Villa.
The late Mr. Garrick's Villa.
J. Farington R.A. delt. J. C. Stadler Sculpt.
Pub. June 1, 1793, by J. & J. Boydell, Shakespeare Gallery, Pall Mall, & No. 90, Cheapside.
Aquatint with fine hand colour. Printed area 215 x 320mm (8½ x 12½"), with wide margins. Slight creasing in right margin.
A view of Garrick's Villa on the River Thames at Hampton, with the house and a Palladian folly, 'Garrick’s Temple to Shakespeare'. The hugely influential actor and playwright, David Garrick (1717 - 1779), bought Hampton House in 1754, at employed Robert Adam to make numerous alterations. Plate 45 from Joseph Farington's (1747 - 1821) 'History of the River Thames', 1794, a two-volume publication including 76 aquatints.
Abbey: 432. Gascoigne, Twickenham 658.
[Ref: 61682]   £220.00   (£264.00 incl.VAT)
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Queen Elizabeth's Elm. Richmond.
Queen Elizabeth's Elm. Richmond.
M. Callcott 1834.
Rare lithograph on chine collé. 240 x 175mm (9½ x 7"). Some spotting, mainly to backing sheet.
An ancient Scots Elm in the grounds of Kew Palace, partially blown down in 1844. Privately printed by Maria, Lady Callcott (1785-1842), traveller, author and amateur lithographer.
Gascoigne 704.
[Ref: 61700]   £180.00   (£216.00 incl.VAT)
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[Petersham Lodge] A Front View of the Earl of Harrington's House &c. at Petersham in Surry.
[Petersham Lodge] A Front View of the Earl of Harrington's House &c. at Petersham in Surry. [&] A View of the Earl of Harrington's House towards the Garden at Petersham in Surry.
A. Heckel delin. Stevens Sculp.
Publish'd according to Act of Parliament June 8th. 1752. London Printed for and Sold by Rob.t Sayer at the Golden Buck opposite Fetter lane, Fleet Street._& Hen.y Overton at the White Horse without Newgate.
Fine pair of engravings. 260 x 405mm (10¼" x 16"), with large margins, 18th century watermarks.
A fine pair of views of Petersham Lodge, house of Charles Stanhope, Earl of Harrington at Petersham, Surrey.
Not in Gascoigne.
[Ref: 61685]   £850.00   view all images for this item
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[View Near Richmond]
[View Near Richmond]
[Drawn & Etched by Rowlandson. Stadler Aquatinta.]
[London: Thomas Tegg, n.d., 1822.]
Fine coloured aquatint with etching. Sheet 135 x 200mm (5¼ x 8"). Trimmed into image, losing inscriptions, mounted in album paper.
A view of the Thames from the Twickenham bank, Richmond Hill in the background. From Rowlandson's 'Sketches from Nature': The plate was first published by Rowlandson in a fortnightly series: it was not published in a book until 1822.
Abbey 33; Gascoigne Images of Richmond 782.
[Ref: 61108]   £360.00  
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Richmond Surrey.
Richmond Surrey.
F.N. [Francis Nicholson] 1821. [Printed by Charles Joseph Hullmandel.]
Lithograph. Sheet 230 x 320mm (9 x 12½"). Trimmed into image.
A view looking up the Thames from near Argyll House to Richmond Bridge.
Gascoigne 426.
[Ref: 61692]   £95.00   (£114.00 incl.VAT)
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Richmond.
Richmond.
J. Farington R.A. del.t. J.C. Stadler Sculp.t.
Pub. June 1, 1795, by J. & J. Boydell, Shakespeare Gallery, Pall Mall, & No. 90, Cheapside, London.
Aquatint with fine hand colour. Printed area: 215 x 320mm (8½ x 12½"), large margins. Slight offset from text.
A view of Richmond Bridge from the banks of the Thames, taken from downstream. Plate 6 from 'History of the River Thames', 1794, a two-volume publication including 76 aquatints after Joseph Farington (1747 - 1821).
Abbey: 432. Gascoigne 37.
[Ref: 61667]   £280.00   (£336.00 incl.VAT)
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Richmond.
Richmond.
W. Westall. A.R.A. del.t. R.G. Reeve sculp.t.
Published 1828, by R. Ackermanm, 96 Strand, London.
Aquatint with superb hand colour. 280 x 350mm (11 x 13¾"), watermarked 'J Whatman 1827', large margins.
A view looking along the Thames from near Argyll House towards Richmond Bridge. From Westall & Owen's Picturesque Tour of the River Thames.
Abbey Scenery 435; Gascoigne 90. See 61665 for black and white version.
[Ref: 61666]   £360.00  
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Richmond. Looking towards Isleworth.
Richmond. Looking towards Isleworth.
Drawn by W. Westall. A.R.A. Printed by C. Hullmandel.
London. Pub by Rodwell and Martin 40 Argyll St. & 46 New Bond St. Aug.t 1822.
Lithograph. Printed area 220 x 310mm (8¾ x 12¼"), with large margins. Small tears in edges, damp stain in bottom margin.
A view of the Thames, with cows grazing. A plate from 'Thirty five Views on the Thames, at Richmond, Eton, Windsor and Oxford', published December 1823.
Not in Gascoigne.
[Ref: 61655]   £230.00   (£276.00 incl.VAT)
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View from Richmond Hill.
View from Richmond Hill.
Drawn by C.V. Fielding.
[n.d., c.1820.]
Fine aquatint, printed in colours and hand finished. Sheet 370 x 475mm (14½ x 18¾"). Trimmed within plate.
A large view looking down across Petersham Meadows to the Thames and Twickenham. Extremely fine & scarce.
Gascoigne 494.
[Ref: 61657]   £650.00  
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Richmond.
Richmond.
W. Westall. A.R.A. del.t. R.G. Reeve sculp.t.
Published 1828, by R. Ackermanm, 96 Strand, London.
Aquatint on chine collé. 280 x 350mm (11 x 13¾") large margins.
A view looking along the Thames from near Argyll House towards Richmond Bridge. From Westall & Owen's Picturesque Tour of the River Thames.
Abbey Scenery 435; Gascoigne 90. See 61666 for coloured version.
[Ref: 61665]   £240.00   (£288.00 incl.VAT)
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Richmond. From Petersham Fields.
Richmond. From Petersham Fields.
Drawn by W. Westall. A.R.A. Printed by C. Hullmandel.
London. Pub by Rodwell and Martin 40 Argyll St. & 46 New Bond St. June 1, 1822.
Lithograph on chine collé. Printed area 220 x 310mm (8¾ x 12¼"), with large margins.
A view looking down the Thames towards Richmond Bridge, with a ferryman in the foreground. A plate from 'Thirty five Views on the Thames, at Richmond, Eton, Windsor and Oxford', published December 1823.
Gascoigne 69.
[Ref: 61659]   £240.00   (£288.00 incl.VAT)
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Richmond. Looking from the Bridge.
Richmond. Looking from the Bridge.
Drawn by W. Westall. A.R.A. Printed by C. Hullmandel.
London. Pub by Rodwell and Martin 40 Argyll St. & 46 New Bond St. Aug.t 1. 1822.
Lithograph on chine collé. Printed area 220 x 330mm (8¾ x 13"), large margins.
A view of the Thames from riverside under Richmond Bridge. A plate from 'Thirty five Views on the Thames, at Richmond, Eton, Windsor and Oxford', published December 1823.
Gascoigne 71.
[Ref: 61661]   £160.00   (£192.00 incl.VAT)
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[Richmond, From Twickenham Park.]
[Richmond, From Twickenham Park.]
[Painted by Thomas Hofland. Engraved by Charles Heath.]
[n.d., c.1822.]
Etching and engraving on india laid paper, unfinished proof before all letters. Image 350 x 530mm (13¾ x 20¾"). Trimmed to india. Water stain to image lower right.
An attractive landscape view across parkland towards Richmond Bridge on the River Thames. Several vessels including pleasure barges are on the water and figures sit, sketch and promenade in the foreground. A guitar lies on the grass to left. After Thomas Christopher Hofland (1777-1843).
[Ref: 9456]   £420.00  
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[Set of eleven views of Richmond Park.]
[Set of eleven views of Richmond Park.]
SDK [monogram of Simon de Koster] 1823-6.
Eleven lithographs on chine collé (complete set as per Gascoigne], with large margins, titled in pencil on backing card. Printed area 235 x 300mm (9¼ x 11¾").
An extremely rare set of views of Richmond Park.
Gascoigne 429-439, unidentified.
[Ref: 61654]   £1,200.00   view all images for this item
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[The Castle Hotel] Garden View.
[The Castle Hotel] Garden View.
[n.d., c.1860.]
Tinted lithograph. Printed area 190 x 220mm (7½ x 8¾"). Original folds, spotting.
A view of the hotel's ornamental garden, with promenaders, published in a sale prospectus. The Castle Hotel was given to the town in 1890: it was demolished to make way for a new town hall.
Not in Gascoigne.
[Ref: 61694]   £160.00   (£192.00 incl.VAT)
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Richmond Hill. From Petersham.
Richmond Hill. From Petersham.
Drawn by W. Westall. A.R.A. Printed by C. Hullmandel.
London. Pub by Rodwell and Martin 40 Argyll St. & 46 New Bond St. Aug.t 1. 1822.
Lithograph on chine collé. Printed area 220 x 330mm (8¾ x 13"), large margins.
A view from the Thames riverside in Petersham looking up to Richmond Hill. A plate from 'Thirty five Views on the Thames, at Richmond, Eton, Windsor and Oxford', published December 1823.
Gascoigne 670.
[Ref: 61662]   £240.00   (£288.00 incl.VAT)
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View from Sir Joshua Reynolds's House, Richmond Hill.
View from Sir Joshua Reynolds's House, Richmond Hill. Painted by himself & Engraved by W.m Birch, Enamel Painter.
Published July 1. 1788 by W.m Birch, Hampstead Heath & Sold by T. Thornton, Southampton Str.t Cov.t Garden.
Stipple and etching. 150 x 175mm (6 x 7") very large margins.
A view from Wick House, looking down Richmond Hill to the Thames and Petersahm Meadows. The view inspired a rare landscape by Reynolds (now in the National Gallery), although he still used his artistic licience to create a couple of mountains to improve it. From the series 'Délices de la Grande Bretagne'.
Gascoigne 23.
[Ref: 61701]   £95.00   (£114.00 incl.VAT)
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A West View of Richmond &c. in Surrey from the Star and Garter on the Hill.
A West View of Richmond &c. in Surrey from the Star and Garter on the Hill. Vue du Costé de l'Occident de Richmond &c dan Surrey prise de l'Enseigne de l'Etoile et la Jaretiere.
A. Heckel Delin. Grignion sculp.
Publish'd according to Act of Parliament 1752. [London Printed for and Sold by Rob.t Sayer at the Golden Buck opposite Fetter Lane, Fleet Street. & Hen.y Overton at the White Horse without Newgate.]
Hand-coloured etching. 400 x 260mm (15¾ x 10¼"), 18th century watermark. Trimmed within plate on lower edge, losing publication line, Laid on card. 2 slight spots in sky.
A view from Richmond Terrace, with the Thames and East Twickenham. Pre-dating the bridge, Richmond Ferry can be seen in operation.
[Ref: 55536]   £280.00   (£336.00 incl.VAT)
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View from Richmond Hill.
View from Richmond Hill.
J.S.A. J.S. Alpenny del. Printed by C. Hullmandel.
Published by James Darnill, Richmond and R. Ackermann, Strand, 1832.
Lithograph on chine collé. Sheet 150 x 200mm (6 x 8"), very large margins. Backing sheet with two small tears, spotted in margins.
The view from Richmond Hill from the top of Nightingale Lane, with the wall of the grounds of The Wick (still extant, although here without the conservatory). First published by the artist, Joseph Samuel Alpenny (originally Halfpenny, 1787-1858), a Dublin-born artist and printmaker who settled in Richmond c.1823.
Gascoigne 470.
[Ref: 61699]   £260.00   (£312.00 incl.VAT)
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Richmond Hill, on the Thames.
Richmond Hill, on the Thames.
Drawn, Eng.d & Pub.d by F.C. Lewis 1846. The Original Sketch in the Possession of F.C. Lewis.
Etching. 180 x 230mm (7 x 9") very large margins.
A view looking from Richmond Terrace down to the Thames, Petersham Meadows, Ham, Marble Hill and Twickenham. Plate 12 of ''Scenery of the Rivers of England & Wales'' 1848.
Gascoigne 144.
[Ref: 61696]   £130.00   (£156.00 incl.VAT)
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Richmond Hill.
Richmond Hill.
Drawn on Stone by T.M. Baynes. Printed by C. Hullmandel.
London Pub: by D. Walther Brydges Stt. Covent Garden, 1823.
Lithograph. 285 x 380mm (11¼ x 15"), very large margins. Some spotting.
A view looking from Richmond Terrace down to the Thames, Petersham Meadows, Ham, Marble Hill and Twickenham.
Gascoigne 76.
[Ref: 61695]   £260.00   (£312.00 incl.VAT)
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[Richmond Hill] Richmond Vicinity N.º 1.
[Richmond Hill] Richmond Vicinity N.º 1.
J.S.A. [Joseph Samuel Alpenny] 1826.
Published by J.S. Alpenny, Church Row, Richmond 1826.
Rare lithograph. Sheet 245 x 375mm (9½ x 14¾"). Some staining on left.
A locally-published view of Richmond Hill from beside the Thames in Petersham Meadows. Joseph Samuel Alpenny (originally Halfpenny, 1787-1858), was a Dublin-born artist and printmaker who settled in Richmond c.1823.
Gascoigne 467.
[Ref: 61693]   £260.00   (£312.00 incl.VAT)
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A View from Richmond Hill up the River. Paisage du haut de la Montagne de Richmond en assendant la Tamise.
A View from Richmond Hill up the River. Paisage du haut de la Montagne de Richmond en assendant la Tamise.
Printed for Rob.t Sayer Map & Printseller near Serjeants Inn Fleet Street. [n.d. c.1760.]
Engraving. 180 x 280mm (7 x 11"). Centre fold.
Marble Hill House from Richmond Hill.
[Ref: 20348]   £90.00   (£108.00 incl.VAT)
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Richmond Terrace.
Richmond Terrace.
H.W. Burgess. 1839.
Pencil sketch. 250 x 350mm (9¾ x 13¾"). Some spotting, mounted on card.
A view looking from Richmond Terrace down to the Thames, Petersham Meadows, Ham, Marble Hill and Twickenham. Henry William Burgess (c.1792-1839) became landscape painter to the Duke of Clarence (later William IV) in 1826. He is best known for his series of lithographs, 'Eidodendron: Views of the General Character and Appearance of Trees Foreign and Indigenous Connected with Picturesque Scenery'.
[Ref: 61691]   £420.00  
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A View from Richmond Hill.
A View from Richmond Hill.
T.C. Hofland pinxit. Cha.s Heath Sculpsit.
[Published Aug.t 1. 1823, by T.C. Hofland, 23 Newman Street, Oxford Street, & Mess.rs Hurst, Robinson & Co. Cheapside London. Printed by McQueen.]
Etching and engraving, Sheet 425 x 595mm (16¾ x 23½"). Trimmed within plate, losing publication line at bottom, some spotting, taped at edges on mount board.
A large view from Richmond Hill, looking down on the Thames, Petersham Meadows, Ham House, Marble Hill and Twickenham.
Gascoigne 428.
[Ref: 61677]   £420.00  
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A View from Richmond Hill.
A View from Richmond Hill.
Drawn by W. Havell. Engraved by R. Havell.
Published March 1. 1815, for the Proprietors by Mess.rs Colnaghi & Co. No 23 Cockspur Street. London.
Aquatint, printed in colours and hand finished. 275 x 360mm (10½ x 14¼"), large margins. Trimmed to plate. Old ink mss. in title area.
A view from Richmond Hill, looking down to across Petersham Meadows to Ham, St Margarets and Twickenham. Wick House, built for Sir Joshua Reynolds can be seen on the right.
Gascoigne 78.
[Ref: 61669]   £500.00  
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View of Richmond Hill, from Twickenham.
View of Richmond Hill, from Twickenham.
J. Farington R.A. del.t. J. C. Stadler Sculp.t.
Pub. June 1, 1795, by J. & J. Boydell, Shakespeare Gallery, Pall Mall, & No. 90, Cheapside.
Aquatint with fine hand colour. Printed area 210 x 320mm (8¼ x 12½"). Creases and soiling in the margins.
Despite the title the scene is taken from the Ham side of the Thames. From 'History of the River Thames', 1794, a two-volume publication including 76 aquatints after Joseph Farington (1747 - 1821).
Abbey: 432. Gascoigne 34.
[Ref: 61668]   £250.00   (£300.00 incl.VAT)
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A View of Richmond Hill up the River.
A View of Richmond Hill up the River.
Heckel Delin. Grignion Sculpt.
Publish'd according to Act of Parliament 1752. London Printed for and Sold by Rob.t Sayer at the Golden Buck opposite Fetter Lane Fleet Street. _ Hen.y Overton at the White Horse without Newgate.
Etching. 260 x 395mm (10¼ x 15½"), with large margins.
A view from Richmond Hill looking up the Thames towards Twickenham, with riders, sightseers, a coach and a milkmaid in the foreground.
Gascoisgne 400.
[Ref: 61658]   £320.00  
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View from Richmond Hill.
View from Richmond Hill.
W. Westall. A.R.A. del.t. R.G. Reeve sculp.t.
Published 1828, by R. Ackermanm, 96 Strand, London.
Aquatint with superb hand colour. 220 x 280mm (8¾ x 11"), watermarked 'J Whatman 1827', large margins.
A view from Richmond Hill looking up the Thames towards Twickenham. From Westall & Owen's Picturesque Tour of the River Thames.
Abbey Scenery 435; Gascoigne 89.
[Ref: 61664]   £320.00  
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View from Richmond Hill.
View from Richmond Hill.
W. Westall. A.R.A. del.t. R.G. Reeve sculp.t.
Published 1828, by R. Ackermanm, 96 Strand, London.
Aquatint on chine collé. 220 x 280mm (8¾ x 11") Small margins.
A view from Richmond Hill looking up the Thames towards Twickenham. From Westall & Owen's Picturesque Tour of the River Thames.
Abbey Scenery 435; Gascoigne 89.
[Ref: 61663]   £240.00   (£288.00 incl.VAT)
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Richmond Hill.
Richmond Hill.
Drawn by W. Westall. A.R.A. Printed by C. Hullmandel.
London. Pub by Rodwell and Martin 40 Argyll St. & 46 New Bond St. Aug. 1, 1822.
Lithograph on chine collé. Printed area 220 x 310mm (8¾ x 12¼"), with large margins.
A view from Richmond Hill looking up the Thames towards Twickenham. A plate from 'Thirty five Views on the Thames, at Richmond, Eton, Windsor and Oxford', published December 1823.
Gascoigne 72.
[Ref: 61660]   £190.00   (£228.00 incl.VAT)
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[Richmond Lodge The front elec] The Royal Palace at Richmond in Surry.
[Richmond Lodge The front elec] The Royal Palace at Richmond in Surry.
Printed for, and Sold by John Wilcox in the Strand, George Foster at the White Horse in St Paul's Church Yard, and Henry Chappelle in Grosvenor Street. M.DCC.XXIX [1739].
Engraving. 170 x 245mm (6¾ x 9¾"), set in letterpress. Sheet trimmed.
The front elevation of Richmond Lodge in the Old Deer Park, puchased by George, Prince of Wales, (George II) in 1718, demolished 1772. The engraving was the vignette in the title page to ''Vitruvius Brittanicus, Volume the Fourth. Being A Collection Of Plans, Elevations, and Perspective Views, Of` The Royal Palaces, Noblemen, and Gentlemens Seats, In Great Britain, Not Exhibited in any Collection of this nature hitherto published. Design'd By J. Badeslade and J. Rocque, &c. And Engraven by the Best Hands''.
Not in Gascoigne.
[Ref: 61698]   £180.00   (£216.00 incl.VAT)
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In Richmond Park.
In Richmond Park.
J. Laporte del.t & sculp.t.
London Published July.1, 1809 by H. Setchel & Son 23 King Str. Covent Garden.
Rare soft ground etching, printed in brown. 240 x 300mm (9½ x 11¾"). Small margins.
Cows under trees, a tower in the background. One of four prints in 'A New Drawing book, in Different Coloured Chalks, for young practitioners in landscape: by John Laporte'.
BM 1874,0509.150-153. Gascoigne 681.
[Ref: 61697]   £140.00   (£168.00 incl.VAT)
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[The Royal Star and Garter Home, Richmond Hill.]
[The Royal Star and Garter Home, Richmond Hill.]
Sydney R. Jones [signed in plate and in pencil.]
[n.d., c.1930.]
Etching, signed by the artist. 235 x 385mm (9¼ x 15¼"). Unexamined out of frame.
A view looking up at the Royal Star and Garter Home from the Twickenham riverside, before the towpath was built up. Sir Edwin Cooper's home for injured servicemen was opened in 1924 and closed for conversion to flats in 2013.
[Ref: 50329]   £240.00   (£288.00 incl.VAT)
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Twickenham.
Twickenham.
A. Evershed. 1881.
Etching. 155 x 250mm (6 x 9¾"), with large margins.
A view of Twickenham riverside, with St Mary's Church and the trees of York House gardens. Dr Arthur Evershed MRCP (1835 - 1919). After retiring from a medical career specialising in tuberculosis, he dedicated himself to etching, gaining renown for his ability to draw directly onto a copper plate, reversing the image without mirrors. He exhibited at the Royal Academy regularly and became treasurer of the Royal Society of Painter Etchers.
Gaiscogne, Twickenham 173.
[Ref: 61679]   £140.00   (£168.00 incl.VAT)
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The House of Moses Hart Esq.r between Twickenham & Isleworth.
The House of Moses Hart Esq.r between Twickenham & Isleworth. Maison de Sieur Moses Hart entre Twickenham et Isleworth.
A. Heckell delin.t. Ant. Walker Sculp.t.
Publish'd according to Act of Parliament Dec.r 1.st 1750. London Printed for John Bowles at the Black Horse in Cornhill.
Engraving. 250 x 415mm (9¾ x 15¼"), with large margins.
Gordon House, Isleworth, home of Moses Hart between 1718-56, whose brother Aaron was Chief Rabbi of the Ashkenazi Community. Moses funded the rebuilding of the great Synagogue, Duke's Place, Aldgate, in 1721. The next owner was Mrs Elizabeth Bland, who gave Robert Adam his first commission in England, a wing containing a drawing room, a staircase to small rooms above and minor improvements to the entrance hall.
Gascoigne, Twickenham 7A.
[Ref: 61678]   £350.00  
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[Whitton Park] A View of the Canal and of the Gothick Tower in the Garden of his Grace the Duke of Argyl at Whitton.
[Whitton Park] A View of the Canal and of the Gothick Tower in the Garden of his Grace the Duke of Argyl at Whitton.
W. Woollett del. et sculp.
London Publish'd according to Act of Parliam.t, June 1757, & Sold by John Tinney at the Golden Lion in Fleetstreet & Tho.s Bowles in S.t Paul's Church Yard, Jn.o Bowles & Son in Cornhill & Rob.t Sayer in Fleetstreet.
Etching. 370 x 535mm (14½ x 21"), with large margins.
A view of an ornamental waterway and folly in Whitton Park, built by Archibald Campbell, third Duke of Argyll, who bought the estate in 1722. In the foreground are promenaders and lady anglers. A founder of the Royal Bank of Scotland, Cambell planted many exotic species of plants and trees, making his gardens famous and and earning him the nickname 'the Treemonger' from Horace Walpole. After his death many plants, including mature trees, were moved to Princess Augusta's gardens at Kew, which evolved into the Royal Botanic Gardens. Some of his trees are still alive.
Fagan XXX, unrecorded state between 2 (first published state) & 3 (of 4).
[Ref: 61386]   £420.00  
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[Whitton Park] A View of the House and part of the Garden of his Grace the Duke of Argyl, at Whitton.*
[Whitton Park] A View of the House and part of the Garden of his Grace the Duke of Argyl, at Whitton.* * near Hounslow Middlesex.
W. Woollett del. et sculp.t.
London Publish'd according to Act of Parliam.t, June 1757, & Sold by John Tinney at the Golden Lion in Fleetstreet & Tho.s Bowles in S.t Paul's Church Yard, Jn.o Bowles & Son in Cornhill & Rob.t Sayer in Fleetstreet.
Etching, 18th century watermark. 370 x 535mm (14½ x 21"), with large margins.
A view of the house of Whitton Park, built by Roger Morris for Archibald Campbell, third Duke of Argyll, in 1735, surrounded by exotic trees. In the foreground are promenaders. A founder of the Royal Bank of Scotland, Cambell planted many exotic species of plants and trees, making his gardens famous and and earning him the nickname 'the Treemonger' from Horace Walpole. After his death many plants, including mature trees, were moved to Princess Augusta's gardens at Kew, which evolved into the Royal Botanic Gardens. Some of his trees are still alive.
Fagan XXXI, unrecorded state between 2 (first published state) & 3 (of 4).
[Ref: 61387]   £420.00  
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