JAMES MALTON | 'A PICTURESQUE AND DESCRIPTIVE VIEW OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN'

JAMES MALTON
1761 - 1803
'A PICTURESQUE AND DESCRIPTIVE VIEW OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN'

set of twenty-five, published by J. Malton and G. Cowen, 1792-1799, together with the Frontispiece and 'Arms of the City of Dublin'
hand-coloured aquatint
each image approx. 26 by 38cm., 10¼ by 15in.

Condition Report:
The series overall appears in good condition. Each sheet is sound (no tears or losses) but variously have signs of foxing to differing degrees.

Held under glass in matching gilt plaster frames with a black painted mount and gilt trim. Some of the frames and mounts bearing losses.

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Provenance:
HOK Fine Art, Dublin, 17 June 2004, lot 281