Lot 320: [ Books ]

Nasmyth (James, 1808-1890). A group of eight uncoloured lithographs after Nasmyth, 1855, titled and dated in the narrow margins, a few plts. with light monochrome hand-tinting, all somewhat spotted, 24 x 39cm and similar. See James Nasmyth's 'Autobiography', edited Samuel Smiles: 'Now and then I drew upon my fancy, and with pen and ink conjured up "the Castle of Udolpho", "A Bit of Old England"... [and listing the six other titles found here]... I need not say with how much pleasure I executed these drawings in my evening hours. They were not "published", but I drew them with lithographic ink, and had them printed by Mr Maclure. I afterwards made presents of the series to some of my intimate friends'. The original pen and ink drawing of the Alchemist is catalogued in the Wellcome Library. The British Museum has a copy of the Robinson Crusoe print. (8)
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