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77 5750 Butterflies etc  Anonymous early 19th cent  77 5750 Butterflies etc Anonymous early 19th cent
77 5750 Butterflies etc  Anonymous early 19th cent  77 5750 Butterflies etc Anonymous early 19th cent
77 5750 Butterflies etc  Anonymous early 19th cent  77 5750 Butterflies etc Anonymous early 19th cent
77 5750 Butterflies etc  Anonymous early 19th cent  77 5750 Butterflies etc Anonymous early 19th cent
77 5750 Butterflies etc  Anonymous early 19th cent  77 5750 Butterflies etc Anonymous early 19th cent
77/5750 [Butterflies etc.]. Anonymous (early 19th cent.). Album with 170 watercolours of butterflies, caterpillars, flowers and plants, ±1820-1840, each 15,5x12,5 cm., each within a black framing line, contemp. giltlettered cl., 4to.

- Most drawings in very fine condition, some with the following minor defects: some smudging; occas. trifle/ sl. foxed in outer blank margin; 2 drawings w. sm. tear in inner blank margin (not affecting the watercolour); a few lvs. fingersoiled in outer blank margin. Bookblock loose; heraldic bookplate on upper pastedown.

= The skilfully executed and beautiful drawings bear strong resemblance to the 18th and 19th century drawings of butterflies by J.C. or J. Sepp or A.J. Rösel van Rosenhof. The main focus of the drawings is on the metamorphosis of the caterpillar into the butterfly. All on paper with "J. Honig & Zoonen", "J. Kool", "De Ervens Dk Blauw", "J. Kloppenburg", "Van Gelder", a beehive w. Orange tree or the Pro Patria (2 diff. types) watermark. With a silhouette portrait drawing frontisp. of probably the original owner W.D.V. de Graaf (1762-1846), a Utrecht pharmacist. On the backstrip his name and title "Inlandsche Kapellen" are given.Came into possession of the present owner by descent. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE CXVII.

€ (10.000-15.000)
77 5751 Butterflies  Verhuell Q M R  1787 1860 77 5751 Butterflies Verhuell Q M R 1787 1860
77/5751 [Butterflies]. Verhuell, Q.M.R. (1787-1860). (The various stages in the life of a Chinese character moth on and surrounding a branch of a hawthorn). Drawing, watercolour, 14x13 cm., framed.

- Sl. fingersoiled (perhaps by the artist); vague diagonal fold.

= Study for plate 35 of the "Beschouwing der wonderen Gods, in de minstgeachte schepzelen of Nederlandsche insecten" (volume VII) by J.C. Sepp.

€ (100-150) 100
77 5752 Chantal L  1822 1899 77 5752 Chantal L 1822 1899
77 5752 Chantal L  1822 1899 77 5752 Chantal L 1822 1899
77/5752 Chantal, L. (1822-1899). (Halflength portrait of a young officer). Drawing, watercolour w. pencil, 18,5x16,5 cm., signed "Louis Chantal" in red pencil, under passepartout.

= SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE CXVIII.

Idem. (Halflength portrait of seated gentleman). Drawing, watercolour w. pencil, 18x15,5 cm., signed "Louis Chantal" in red pencil, under passepartout.

- Sl. yellowed.

€ (150-250) 160
77 5753 Cohen D  1st half 19th cent  77 5753 Cohen D 1st half 19th cent
77/5753 Cohen, D. (1st half 19th cent.). (Portrait of a young lady looking downwards). (Portrait of a young lady looking to the right). Two drawings, both black and orange crayon, both 22,7x16,7 cm., both signed "Cohen f." in lower left corner, the second drawing dated "18 6/7 23" in pen in lower right corner.

= The first drawing has a contemp. annotation in pen and ink on verso reading "Dessiné d'après Boucher par D. Cohen 7 Sept: 1825". Both possibly early works by David Haim Cohen Pareira (1797-1876), who usually signed "'D. Cohen Pareira" (accord. to Scheen).

€ (70-90) 110
77 5754 Colin A M  1798 1875 77 5754 Colin A M 1798 1875
77 5754 Colin A M  1798 1875 77 5754 Colin A M 1798 1875
77/5754 Colin, A.M. (1798-1875). (A Sans-Culotte). Drawing, brush, brown ink and watercolour, 23,7x17,6 cm., partial monogram.

- A few spots; sl. cut short in lower edge.

= According to a later French annotation on verso this is the actor Bertin in the role of Zug in the play Le Pauvre Berger by Daubigny.

AND 2 watercolour drawings by ALEXANDRE DUPENDANT, both signed, showing two men in historical costume.

€ (200-300) 210
77 5755 Conscience Francis A  1795 1840 77 5755 Conscience Francis A 1795 1840
77/5755 Conscience, Francis A. (1795-1840). "Le coq Gaulois". Drawing, pencil, watercolour and brown ink, 24,7x18,7 cm. (border line), signed "Francis C. 1831" in pen and ink, title and caption in pencil.

= The caption reads: "Elle est belle dit-il, Mais le moindre grain de mil, ferait bien mieux mon affaire". The original design for the lithograph, published in the periodical La Caricature politique, morale, littéraire et scénique (no. 103, 25 October 1832, plate 212). The caption (and the scene) is a take on the text by Jean de la Fontaine on the fable Le Coq et le Perle. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE CXVIII.

€ (500-700) 600
77 5756 Courtois J  1621 1676 77 5756 Courtois J 1621 1676
77/5756 Courtois, J. (1621-1676). (House and a fence in a landscape). Drawing, pen and black ink, 15x22 cm., monogrammed in lower left corner.

- Yellowed; sl. soiled.

= Provenance: the collection of J. and C. Ulmann (Lugt 3533). With the collector's mark of Dr. Max A. Goldstein (Lugt 2824) on verso.

€ (200-300) 200
77 5757 Cuyp J G  1594 1652  style/ surroundings of 77 5757 Cuyp J G 1594 1652 style/ surroundings of
77/5757 Cuyp, J.G. (1594-1652) (style/ surroundings of). (Half-length portrait of a man holding a tongue depressor). Oil on panel, 67,5x50,5 cm., framed.

- The connection of the three parts of the panel profesionnally strengthened on verso. Newly varnished.

= A fine portrait, possibly of a surgeon, considering the tongue depressor and the silver medicine (or snuff?) box the man is holding. For identification of the artist, see the website of the RKD. A fine portrait. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE CXVIII.

€ (3.000-5.000)
77 5758 Decker C G  1625 1678  attrib  77 5758 Decker C G 1625 1678 attrib
77/5758 Decker, C.G. (1625-1678) (attrib.). (View of a village, buildings on the left, figures and a wagon on the right). Drawing, black chalk and grey wash, 19x28,2 cm.

- A few sm. brown spots.

= Provenance: auctioned at Frederik Muller, december 1913 (lot 537); London at E. Parson & son, 1925 (cat. no.43, lot 176); Paul Brandt, Nov/ Dec. 1982 (lot no.989). With annotation "P. Molyn" on verso, whose style is very similar. On laid paper with double watermark of a foolscap and a bunch of grapes. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE CXIX.

€ (1.200-1.500) 1200
77 5759 Détaille J B E  1848 1912 77 5759 Détaille J B E 1848 1912
77/5759 Détaille, J.B.E. (1848-1912). (Small sketches of French soldiers). Drawing, pen and brown ink, 20x23,8 cm., signed, "À Sarah Bernhart" [presumably the actress] and "27 mai 1879".

- Paper sl. browned.

€ (400-600)
77 5760 Détaille J B E  1848 1912 77 5760 Détaille J B E 1848 1912
77 5760 Détaille J B E  1848 1912 77 5760 Détaille J B E 1848 1912
77/5760 Détaille, J.B.E. (1848-1912). (Soldiers carrying a wounded officer). Drawing, pencil, 12,5x23,5 cm., w. the artist's atelier stamp.

= Tipped on modern mount together with cut out older French (auction?) catalogue entry.

AND 2 other small drawings showing French soldiers by unidentified artists.

€ (200-300)
77 5761 Dillis J G von 1759 1841  attrib  77 5761 Dillis J G von 1759 1841 attrib
77/5761 Dillis, J.G. von (1759-1841) (attrib.). (Two travellers walking along a river, a tower and mountains in the background). Drawing, pen and ink w. some grey wash, 18x25 cm.

= Attribution in later pencil on verso.

€ (100-150)
77 5762 Dircks late 19th/ early 20th cent  77 5762 Dircks late 19th/ early 20th cent
77/5762 Dircks (late 19th/ early 20th cent.). (A Dutch fishing barge entering a harbour with moored ships). Watercolour, 22,5x32,5 cm., signed "Dircks".
€ (70-90)
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77/5763 Doeleman, J.H. (1848-1913). (Farm near a stream). Drawing, pencil, 14,9x23,6 cm., monogrammed.
€ (30-50)
77 5764 Dubourg L F  1693 1775 77 5764 Dubourg L F 1693 1775
77/5764 Dubourg, L.F. (1693-1775). (The adulterous woman). Drawing, pen and brush and black ink, 21x29,5 cm., w. "1752" and "LFDB" vaguely in lower left corner, w. blue watercolour outside double framing line.

- Small closed tear in right blank margin.

= From the collection of Hans van Leeuwen with his collector's mark (Lugt 2799a). On paper with a circular King George watermark showing "GR" and a crown. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE CXIX.

€ (400-600) 400
77 5765 Dubourg L F  1693 1775  attrib  77 5765 Dubourg L F 1693 1775 attrib
77/5765 Dubourg, L.F. (1693-1775) (attrib.). (Classical scene with two robed figures sacrificing incense, surrounded by putti). Drawing, red chalk, 24x21,4 cm.

- Somewhat soiled; vague grey waterstain in upper part leaf; brown stain in the upper right corner.

= Five very small initials by different persons in pencil on verso (perhaps collector's marks).

€ (60-80)
77 5766 Evenepoel H  1872 1899 77 5766 Evenepoel H 1872 1899
77/5766 Evenepoel, H. (1872-1899). (Dredgers in front of a bridge). Drawing, black chalk, 7,5x13 cm.

= Verso w. stamp of "Veiling vente 1968 H. Evenepoel Antwerpen Campo" and w. the collector's stamp of C. de Mey on verso (not in Lugt).

€ (200-300) 375
77 5767 Faed T  1826 1900 77 5767 Faed T 1826 1900
77/5767 Faed, T. (1826-1900). (Boy with knightly attributes sitting in a chair, a dog at his feet). Grisaille, 22x18 cm., signed "Thomas Faed" and "April 8 [illegible]" in pencil.

- Some superficial cuts and scratches.

€ (100-150) 100
77 5768 Faed T  1826 1900 77 5768 Faed T 1826 1900
77 5768 Faed T  1826 1900 77 5768 Faed T 1826 1900
77 5768 Faed T  1826 1900 77 5768 Faed T 1826 1900
77/5768 Faed, T. (1826-1900). (Two horsemen at a gallop, a third falling to the ground). Grisaille, 18x28,5 cm., framed.

- Prob. mounted; one small closed tear.

AND 2 others by the same, both framed and both prob. mounted.

€ (150-250) 150
77 5769 Flowers  Anonymous 19th cent  77 5769 Flowers Anonymous 19th cent
77/5769 [Flowers]. Anonymous (19th cent.). (Red, yellow and white tulip). Drawing, watercolour, w. some delicate underdrawing in pencil, 18,5x11 cm.

- Trifle foxed/ yellowed.

= Possibly by Eelke Jelles Eelkema (1788-1839), w. attribution in pencil in lower right corner.

€ (80-100)