An Album of 86 leaves with 81 Drawings and Sketches of Ships, Landscapes and Town Views, including Dordrecht and the Huis te Merwede, the leaves numbered up to 90, but leaves nos. 4-9, 12-21, 23-30, 32-4, 36-7, 43-8, 50-2, 60-6, 75, 79-80 missing
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Attributed to Martinus Schouman (1770-1848)
An Album of 86 leaves with 81 Drawings and Sketches of Ships, Landscapes and Town Views, including Dordrecht and the Huis te Merwede, the leaves numbered up to 90, but leaves nos. 4-9, 12-21, 23-30, 32-4, 36-7, 43-8, 50-2, 60-6, 75, 79-80 missing
the original titlepage with inscriptions 'Jolina Van De Vrie' (twice) and other inscriptions, otherwise covered by the first page (glued to it) with inscription 'Schets boek naar de Natuur geteekende of geordonneert door M. Schouman (inhoudende 90 bladzijden)' and with date '1809', page 2 inscribed 'van agteren wat hoog'
pencil, some with grey or brown wash, watermarks Pieter de Vries & Comp. and fleur-de-lys, all bound in an 18th Century leather gilt binding
overall 16,3 x 22,8 cm.
An Album of 86 leaves with 81 Drawings and Sketches of Ships, Landscapes and Town Views, including Dordrecht and the Huis te Merwede, the leaves numbered up to 90, but leaves nos. 4-9, 12-21, 23-30, 32-4, 36-7, 43-8, 50-2, 60-6, 75, 79-80 missing
the original titlepage with inscriptions 'Jolina Van De Vrie' (twice) and other inscriptions, otherwise covered by the first page (glued to it) with inscription 'Schets boek naar de Natuur geteekende of geordonneert door M. Schouman (inhoudende 90 bladzijden)' and with date '1809', page 2 inscribed 'van agteren wat hoog'
pencil, some with grey or brown wash, watermarks Pieter de Vries & Comp. and fleur-de-lys, all bound in an 18th Century leather gilt binding
overall 16,3 x 22,8 cm.
Provenance
An unidentified label numbered '7214' on the first page.
An unidentified number '1586' on the first page.
An unidentified number '1586' on the first page.