Drawing Book

Lot 461
02.06.2022 10:00UTC -04:00
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AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUSA, New York
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ID 764603
Lot 461 | Drawing Book
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$ 2 000 – 4 000
[SCOT, Robert (1745-1823). Drawing Book. Philadelphia: Mathew Carey, 1798.]An early and rare American drawing book, complete with six views of picturesque rural cottages. The drawings were done by Scot, an English engraver and watchmaker who settled in Philadelphia in 1781. The date of publication is given in references as either 1798 or 1800, but the Mathew Carey account books show payments to Scot for drawings done in 1798. Rare: ABPC and RBH record no copies at auction. Not in Evans. Schimmelman, American Imprints on Art 160.Octavo (190 x 145mm). 6 leaves of etched plates, without title page or text as issued (plates with a few spots, but clean overall). Contemporary plain stiff wrappers (dampstain to front and back). Custom chemise and box. Provenance: partially deleted ownership inscription to front wrapper, "Master James... Westminster Academy."
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