London Characters. [Numbers 1 - 18, excluding 16.]
Published by Charles Tilt, 86, Fleet Street. [n.d., c.1831.]
A set of fine hand coloured etchings. Sheet sizes: 360 x 250mm (14 x 9¾") each. Number 16 missing from the series. 11 sheets in total. 2 sheets watermarked paper, 'J. Whatman. 1830 [&] 1831'. Light staining on some sheets. Small chips in upper edge of some sheets. Top & bottom cut to plate, small margins at sides.
A series of 'London Characters', published by Charles Tilt (1815 - 1853), displaying a great variety of scenes in London, including trades, fashion, eating and drinking, street scenes and everyday life. Each is captioned below the image. Numbers 1 - 12 divided into two scenes each, numbers 13 - 18 divided into four scenes each.
[Ref: 36748] £950.00
A set of fine hand coloured etchings. Sheet sizes: 360 x 250mm (14 x 9¾") each. Number 16 missing from the series. 11 sheets in total. 2 sheets watermarked paper, 'J. Whatman. 1830 [&] 1831'. Light staining on some sheets. Small chips in upper edge of some sheets. Top & bottom cut to plate, small margins at sides.
A series of 'London Characters', published by Charles Tilt (1815 - 1853), displaying a great variety of scenes in London, including trades, fashion, eating and drinking, street scenes and everyday life. Each is captioned below the image. Numbers 1 - 12 divided into two scenes each, numbers 13 - 18 divided into four scenes each.
[Ref: 36748] £950.00