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293* French School. Fragments of Classical Architecture, 18th century, black chalk on pale cream laid paper, 39.5 x 30.5cm (15.5 x 12ins) mount aperture, old wood frame, glazed
295* Andriessen (Anthonie, 1746-1813). Group of four ladies conversing beside an open window, with two children and a dog, pen, black ink and grey wash on laid paper, inscribed to verso, single rule framing border in black ink, 132 x 98mm (5.25 x 3.9ins), tipped onto later thick backing paper, window-mounted
Provenance: Collection of Michael Jaffé CBE (1923-1997), English art historian and director of the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge. (1) £300 - £500
Provenance: Private Collection, Herefordshire, UK Anthonie Andriessen and his brother Jurriaan Andriessen (1742–1819) both taught at the Amsterdam Teekenacademie (Drawing Academy), where their pupils included Wouter Johannes van Troostwijk, Hendrik Voogd and Jean Grandjean. Small scale figure studies seemingly drawn from life, such as the present work, dating from around the end of the 18th century, with their relaxed charm and storytelling quality are considered amongst this artist’s most attractive work. A similar drawing by Andriessen of a woman and young boy standing at an open window appeared at auction in 2008 : Sotheby;s London, Old Master Drawings, July 9, 2008, lot 44. (1) £200 - £300
294* Wille (Johann Georg, 1715-1808). Farmyard Buildings, red chalk on laid paper, signed and dated 1770 lower right, 18.2 x 21.7cm (7.2 x 8.6ins), window-mounted Provenance: Private Collection, Herefordshire, UK. (1)
£400 - £600
296* Circle of Abraham Louis Rodolphe Ducros (1748-1810). View of the Forum, Rome, late 18th century or early 19th century, watercolour with pen and ink, unsigned, 35 x 26.5cm (13.75 x 10.5ins) mount aperture, gilt frame, glazed Provenance: Collection of John Rowlands (1931-2016), former Keeper of Prints and Drawings at the British Museum. (1) £200 - £300
Lot 295
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