Lot Essay
The first album contains thirty studies for artists by Sherlock and two copy prints of others by Famin.
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Farmyard animals and domestic pets, 1870s; zoo animals and a donkey, circa 1890s and later
Details
WILLIAM SHERLOCK (2), CONSTANT FAMIN AND OTHERS
Farmyard animals and domestic pets, 1870s; zoo animals and a donkey, circa 1890s and later
Two albums, the first with thirty-two albumen prints, approx. 3 x 3¾ in. to 5.5/8 x 7.7/8 in., the majority with W. Sherlock inscribed in pencil on the reverse with pencil tracings, inserted loosely in pre-cut mounts, red leather, 10¾ x 16 in.; the second with thirteen albumen prints, 6 x 8 in. and one gelatin silver print, 3½ x 4½ in., the latter unmounted, red cloth, 8 x 9.7/8 in. (2)
Farmyard animals and domestic pets, 1870s; zoo animals and a donkey, circa 1890s and later
Two albums, the first with thirty-two albumen prints, approx. 3 x 3¾ in. to 5.5/8 x 7.7/8 in., the majority with W. Sherlock inscribed in pencil on the reverse with pencil tracings, inserted loosely in pre-cut mounts, red leather, 10¾ x 16 in.; the second with thirteen albumen prints, 6 x 8 in. and one gelatin silver print, 3½ x 4½ in., the latter unmounted, red cloth, 8 x 9.7/8 in. (2)
Literature
Jacobson, Etudes d'Apres Nature, pp. 179-181 for information on the photographer/s W. Sherlock and W. Sherlock (2)