William Clerihew (b. 1840)
A sketchbook of forty-five drawings and watercolours from the artist's tour in 1851 of India, Turkey, Egypt, Syria, Beirut, Israel, Cyprus and Greece
all inscribed and dated variously 21 March - 1 June 1851 and with inscription 'Sketch-book (III)./[one of three volumes]/Drawings by./William Clerihew/Amateur - exhibited at/Royal Academy/1840 & 1842.' (on a label attached to the inside front cover of the album)
eighteen pencil and watercolour heightened with touches of white, six pencil and watercolour, two pencil and grey wash heightened with touches of white, one pencil, pen and black ink, eighteen pencil, on tinted paper
10 5/8 x 7½ in. (27 x 19.1 cm.); and smaller; the album 12 5/8 x 10 5/8 in. (32.1 x 27 cm.) overall
William Clerihew (b. 1840)
A sketchbook of forty-five drawings and watercolours from the artist's tour in 1851 of India, Turkey, Egypt, Syria, Beirut, Israel, Cyprus and Greece
all inscribed and dated variously 21 March - 1 June 1851 and with inscription 'Sketch-book (III)./[one of three volumes]/Drawings by./William Clerihew/Amateur - exhibited at/Royal Academy/1840 & 1842.' (on a label attached to the inside front cover of the album)
eighteen pencil and watercolour heightened with touches of white, six pencil and watercolour, two pencil and grey wash heightened with touches of white, one pencil, pen and black ink, eighteen pencil, on tinted paper
10 5/8 x 7½ in. (27 x 19.1 cm.); and smaller; the album 12 5/8 x 10 5/8 in. (32.1 x 27 cm.) overall