[4], 102, [2] pp. With 48 aquatints watercolored by hand after drawings by Mayer, printed by Thomas Milton (Folio) 48.6x34.5 cm (19¼x13½"), re-backed quarter-calf and boards, spine lettering stamped in gilt. First Edition. John Ruskin's copy with his bookplate. Views from the collection of Sir Robert Ainslie, 1st Baronet and British ambassador to Turkey from 1776-1792. Luigi Mayer (1755–1803) was an Italian-German artist, a friend of Ainslie's and a beneficiary of Ainslie's patronage. The collection would later by donated to the British Museum. Additional bookplate of Otto Orren Fisher, ownership marks of W.T. Collings on title page.
[4], 102, [2] pp. With 48 aquatints watercolored by hand after drawings by Mayer, printed by Thomas Milton (Folio) 48.6x34.5 cm (19¼x13½"), re-backed quarter-calf and boards, spine lettering stamped in gilt. First Edition. John Ruskin's copy with his bookplate. Views from the collection of Sir Robert Ainslie, 1st Baronet and British ambassador to Turkey from 1776-1792. Luigi Mayer (1755–1803) was an Italian-German artist, a friend of Ainslie's and a beneficiary of Ainslie's patronage. The collection would later by donated to the British Museum. Additional bookplate of Otto Orren Fisher, ownership marks of W.T. Collings on title page.
Testen Sie LotSearch und seine Premium-Features 7 Tage - ohne Kosten!
Lassen Sie sich automatisch über neue Objekte in kommenden Auktionen benachrichtigen.
Suchauftrag anlegen
.jpg "Quelle: Christie's")
.jpg "Quelle: Christie's")
