James Holland, O.W.S. (1799-1870)

A spray of flowers

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James Holland, O.W.S. (1799-1870)
A spray of flowers
signed 'J Holland' (lower right)
pencil and watercolour, heightened with gum arabic
6¼ x 7½ in. (15.9 x 19 cm.); and a watercolour of fuschia by Thomas Holland (2)

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The Holland family were designers and painters of pottery and James's earliest work consisted of watercolours of flowers. His elder brother Thomas, also executed similar decorative, botanical studies. James went on to work as a topographical watercolourist (see lots 101 & 102).

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