SAMUEL COTES (BRITISH, 1734-1818)
A set of three tromp l'oeil depictions of hanging game birds, including a cock pheasant, a jay and two pheasants
the first signed 'S.Cotes Pinxt.' (lower left); the second signed and dated 'S.Cotes pxt./1791' (lower left); the third, indistinctly dated (lower right)
pastel on paper, laid down on canvas
Each -- 22 x 16 5/8 in. (56 x 42.2 cm.)
In gilded frames surmounted by ribbon-tie crestings (3)
SAMUEL COTES (BRITISH, 1734-1818)
A set of three tromp l'oeil depictions of hanging game birds, including a cock pheasant, a jay and two pheasants
the first signed 'S.Cotes Pinxt.' (lower left); the second signed and dated 'S.Cotes pxt./1791' (lower left); the third, indistinctly dated (lower right)
pastel on paper, laid down on canvas
Each -- 22 x 16 5/8 in. (56 x 42.2 cm.)
In gilded frames surmounted by ribbon-tie crestings (3)
