Sale 5913
London
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19 May 1998
Price realised
GBP 5,980
Estimate
Thomas Robins, Jun. (1745-1806) A Study of Amaryllis ciliaris, Eryngium amethystium, Lathyrus Odoratus siculus (Sweet Pea) and Papilio Clymena Cramer, Phalæna, Scababæus Hercules signed, inscribed and dated 'Painted from Nature by Thos. Robins the Younger Bath 1785' (lower right) and further inscribed 'No20 Vol2d.' (on the backing) the individual plants and insects annotated with numbers and letters referring to an accompanying key (on a second sheet) pencil, watercolour and bodycolour, heightened with gum arabic, framed 14 x 9.3/8 in. (35.6 x 23.8 cm.)
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