Lot Essay
For similar watercolours of Mauritius by T. Bradshaw, see Christie's London sale, Lot 193, 7th April 2004, The Quentin Keynes Collection, Part I
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Port Louis (from the offing); Powder Mills, Pamplemousses; Near Mon Plaisir; and The Banyan Tree
Details
T. Bradshaw (fl. 1820s)
Port Louis (from the offing); Powder Mills, Pamplemousses; Near Mon Plaisir; and The Banyan Tree
the first inscribed and dated 'Port Louis/from opposite the harbour/March 1827' (on the reverse)
pencil and watercolour on paper
7¾ x 11½ in. (19.7 x 29.2 cm.) (4)
Port Louis (from the offing); Powder Mills, Pamplemousses; Near Mon Plaisir; and The Banyan Tree
the first inscribed and dated 'Port Louis/from opposite the harbour/March 1827' (on the reverse)
pencil and watercolour on paper
7¾ x 11½ in. (19.7 x 29.2 cm.) (4)
Engraved
The first three watercolours appear to be the models for the lithographed plates nos. 4, 32, and 34 in Bradshaw's book on Mauritius Views in the Mauritius, or Isle of France, published by J.Carpenter and Son, London, 1832
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