H. L. Rolfe's Studies of Fresh-Water Fish. No. 1 Barbel, Roach and Dace. From the River Thames.
J. West Giles. Lith. M. &. N. Hanhart, Impt.
London, Published 1st Novr. 1856, by Messrs. William Tegg & Co. 28 Queen Street, Cheapside.
Coloured Lithograph, oval dimensions 430 x 560. Repaired tear top right of title.
One from a set of six ovals that depict the freshwater fish of England's rivers. Rarely found untrimmed in good condition. Henry Leonidas Rolfe [18233-1881] was devoted to the depiction of angling subjects and was, unsurprisingly, a keen fisherman himself. A portrait of Rolfe on a river bank with his catch is in the Government Art Collection. [Also see others from series on this page.]
[Ref: 5057] £950.00
London, Published 1st Novr. 1856, by Messrs. William Tegg & Co. 28 Queen Street, Cheapside.
Coloured Lithograph, oval dimensions 430 x 560. Repaired tear top right of title.
One from a set of six ovals that depict the freshwater fish of England's rivers. Rarely found untrimmed in good condition. Henry Leonidas Rolfe [18233-1881] was devoted to the depiction of angling subjects and was, unsurprisingly, a keen fisherman himself. A portrait of Rolfe on a river bank with his catch is in the Government Art Collection. [Also see others from series on this page.]
[Ref: 5057] £950.00