Lot Essay
The images by, or possibly after (suggested by the inscription on the first sheet) one of the main miniaturists active in Manila in the 1840s, Damian Domingo or Tristiano Asumpcion.
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A mestizo "swell"; and A widow in mourning
Details
Filipino School, mid-19th century
A mestizo "swell"; and A widow in mourning
the first indistinctly inscribed 'By[?] Mr B. Barker from W.D.S[?] A mestizo "swell"' lower left and lower centre
watercolour on paper
unframed
12 1/8 x 8¾in. (31 x 22.5cm.); and 12 1/8 x 8 7/8in. (30.7 x 22.5cm.) (2)
A mestizo "swell"; and A widow in mourning
the first indistinctly inscribed 'By[?] Mr B. Barker from W.D.S[?] A mestizo "swell"' lower left and lower centre
watercolour on paper
unframed
12 1/8 x 8¾in. (31 x 22.5cm.); and 12 1/8 x 8 7/8in. (30.7 x 22.5cm.) (2)
Special notice
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Both sheets are watercolour heightened with gum arabic.
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