An album of watercolours, drawings and prints, compiled by Sir William Francis Drummond Gervois (1821-1897), circa 1840-50, containing 34 drawings, mostly in watercolour, but including several in pen and ink, eight prints and engravings, and including six fine miniature pen, ink and watercolour views of Constantinople (2), Malta (2), Ferrara and Venice, possibly by Gervois, each approximately 62 x 102 mm, three good-quality watercolour views of Nion, 12 miles north of Geneva, Lake Garda, Italy, & Vale of Berkley, Gloucestershire, from North Nibley, near Wootton under Edge (each inscribed in pencil to verso, and one marked 'by a lady'), 12 colour aquatint views of Switzerland and Italy, other pencil or watercolour studies of English scenery, etc., all edges gilt, original gilt-decorated brown full morocco, heavily rubbed and scuffed, slight wear to extremities, 4to (29.5 x 23.5 cm) (1)
An album of watercolours, drawings and prints, compiled by Sir William Francis Drummond Gervois (1821-1897), circa 1840-50, containing 34 drawings, mostly in watercolour, but including several in pen and ink, eight prints and engravings, and including six fine miniature pen, ink and watercolour views of Constantinople (2), Malta (2), Ferrara and Venice, possibly by Gervois, each approximately 62 x 102 mm, three good-quality watercolour views of Nion, 12 miles north of Geneva, Lake Garda, Italy, & Vale of Berkley, Gloucestershire, from North Nibley, near Wootton under Edge (each inscribed in pencil to verso, and one marked 'by a lady'), 12 colour aquatint views of Switzerland and Italy, other pencil or watercolour studies of English scenery, etc., all edges gilt, original gilt-decorated brown full morocco, heavily rubbed and scuffed, slight wear to extremities, 4to (29.5 x 23.5 cm) (1)
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