A Rare Colonial Sketchbook of Scenes In And Around Hobart By Harriet Clark, Circa 1840 - 1850 - Gibson's Auctioneers & Valuers

Lot #138 - A Rare Colonial Sketchbook of Scenes In And Around Hobart By Harriet Clark, Circa 1840 - 1850

Auction House:

Gibson's Auctioneers & Valuers
Sale Name:

Australian & Exploration
Sale Date:

02 Dec 2019 ~ 1pm (AEDT)
Lot #:

138
Lot Description:

A Rare Colonial Sketchbook of Scenes In And Around Hobart By Harriet Clark, Circa 1840 - 1850
fourteen individual pages each with a pencil sketch showing scenes in and around Hobart, later inscribed in pen inside the front cover 'Sketchbook, Harriet Clark, Hobartown, Tasman (sic) around 1840-50'; together with 'The Theory and Practice of Painting in Watercolours as connected with The study of Landscape', by G. F. Phillips, dated 1838 and inscribed to the front page 'Harriet Matilda Clark given to her by her godfather Mr. John Beamont, September 1856'
the largest sketch 13 x 9cm
Estimate:

A$6,000 - 8,000
Realised Price:

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Category:

Books & Manuscripts

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