Lot Essay
The present set of five lithographs (lots 20-24) are without the background details introduced in later issues. All are in good condition, although there is slight paper crinkling in each case.
Details
GEORGE FREDERICK WATTS, O. M., R. A.
The Cut. Dedicated with permission to William Ward, Esqre by N. Felix
lithograph on tinted paper, heightened with body colour, by and after Watts, London: published by S. Knights, printed by W. Sharp, [ca. 1837], early issue, 305 x 245mm. (12 x 9¾in.), framed and glazed.
The Cut. Dedicated with permission to William Ward, Esqre by N. Felix
lithograph on tinted paper, heightened with body colour, by and after Watts, London: published by S. Knights, printed by W. Sharp, [ca. 1837], early issue, 305 x 245mm. (12 x 9¾in.), framed and glazed.
Literature
The Noblest Game 7: "G. F. Watts was only twenty when he made the five lithographs of cricket strokes ... In 1894 he presented his original sketches for the series to the MCC, and they show a process of translation from a left-handed to a right-handed batsman. Felix (Nicholas Wanostrocht), his former schoolmaster, publisher of the plates, and a fine left-handed batsman would seem the obvious model ... The power in the hands, the life of the body-poise, and the whole impression of mobility indicate a gifted artist at work."