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... water - colours the rate of increase was doubled . Water- colours , bought ... colour landscape , which had been bought towards 1840 for 6 guineas , made ... water - colour The Hayfield which was bought in 1850 for £ 50 and sold at the ...
... water - colours the rate of increase was doubled . Water- colours , bought ... colour landscape , which had been bought towards 1840 for 6 guineas , made ... water - colour The Hayfield which was bought in 1850 for £ 50 and sold at the ...
Page 213
... water- colour at £ 8,925 . The falls , which began in 1929 , were steeper for the water - colours , many of which had faded since they were last in the saleroom . In 1930 one of the famous Swiss views of 1842 , Lausanne from le Signale ...
... water- colour at £ 8,925 . The falls , which began in 1929 , were steeper for the water - colours , many of which had faded since they were last in the saleroom . In 1930 one of the famous Swiss views of 1842 , Lausanne from le Signale ...
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... Water - colour . Le Dr. Merion . £ 2,180 2,025 3,600 1,800 1,640 5,000 400 4,250 4,960 130 1934 C. Small water - colour . Apples and biscuits . 78 155 . 1939 National Gallery , Melbourne , buys Route montante . Paris , vente HG . Le ...
... Water - colour . Le Dr. Merion . £ 2,180 2,025 3,600 1,800 1,640 5,000 400 4,250 4,960 130 1934 C. Small water - colour . Apples and biscuits . 78 155 . 1939 National Gallery , Melbourne , buys Route montante . Paris , vente HG . Le ...
Contents
Chap One Art Collecting in the Late Eighteenth Century 17601792 | 3 |
Four The Rewards of the Living Painter The ProtoVictorians | 81 |
PART | 239 |
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