Live auction - Lot 96

"Harmony, is that prevailing zweetness of combination in a variety of hues"

[Flower painting]

FRANCIA, François Louis Thomas

A series of progressive lessons, intended to elucidate the art of flower painting in water colours.

London, printed by Whittingham and Rowland, published by T. Clay, 1815

€ 200 / 300

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Lot description

4to: 32 pp.; 12 pl. (spotting and browning).

Contemp. half red calf, marbled paper on covers, flat spine (front board loose, corners rubbed, joints, head and tail rubbed).

Rare. By the French watercolour painter born in Calais famous for his shore landscapes François Francia (1772-1839). Ill. with 12 lithographed plates explaining the art of flower painting in watercolours, all but 2 hand-coloured.
Ref. Not in Nissen.
Prov. Arpad Plesch (bookpl.). - Charlotte Halle (ms. entry).

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Lot 96

"Harmony, is that prevailing zweetness of combination in a variety of hues"

A series of progressive lessons, intended to elucidate the art of flower painting in water colours.

FRANCIA, François Louis Thomas

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