Christie's Auction Room. Plate 6.
Rowlandson & Pugin del.t et sculp.t. J.Bluck Aqua.t.
London. Pub. Feb.1. 1808 at R. Ackermann’s Repository of Arts 101, Strand.
Fine hand coloured aquatint, plate 230 x 280mm (9 x 11"), with very large margins. With explanatory text.
An auction of paintings, with the clientele a mixture of connoisseurs, clergy and rakes, all caricatured in Rowlandson's unique style. In December 1788 James Christie held first sale in London. From Ackermann's 'Microcosm of London'.
Abbey, Scenery: 212.
[Ref: 62785] £360.00
London. Pub. Feb.1. 1808 at R. Ackermann’s Repository of Arts 101, Strand.
Fine hand coloured aquatint, plate 230 x 280mm (9 x 11"), with very large margins. With explanatory text.
An auction of paintings, with the clientele a mixture of connoisseurs, clergy and rakes, all caricatured in Rowlandson's unique style. In December 1788 James Christie held first sale in London. From Ackermann's 'Microcosm of London'.
Abbey, Scenery: 212.
[Ref: 62785] £360.00