Lady Maria Compton, Marchioness of Northampton (1766-1843), and others

Lot 2
08.12.2020 07:00UTC +00:00
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Lot 2 | Lady Maria Compton, Marchioness of Northampton (1766-1843), and others
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Lady Maria Compton, Marchioness of Northampton (1766-1843), and others
An album of sixty-nine botanical drawings, by various hands: Forty-five by Lady Maria Compton, Marchioness of Northampton (1766-1843), five possibly by Margaret Meen (circa 1755-1824), one by 'E.S' (possibly Emma Smith), one by 'R.D', and seventeen unsigned
variously signed, inscribed with species and taxonomy, and dated between 1784 and 1794
pencil, watercolour, and bodycolour, some heightened with gum arabic
the album 251/2 x 19 in. (64.7 x 48.3 cm.); the drawings 181/2 x 133/4 (47 x 34.9 cm.) and smaller
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