Caricatures: James Gillray Print and Book of French Lithographs, 19th Century.

Description:

Caricatures: James Gillray Print and Book of French Lithographs, 19th Century. A collection of thirty-seven hand-colored lithographic caricatures and cartoons by Charles-Marie de Sarcus [aka Quillenbois] (1821-1867),fragmentary at the beginning and end, but contents clean, with good color, 13 x 9 3/4 in.
[and] James Gillray's (1757-1815) Harmony before Matrimony, London: Humphrey, 1805, hand-colored, matted and framed, depicting a man and woman singing together, the woman playing the harp, 14 3/4 x 10 3/4 in. (2)

Provenance: Estate of Charles Paine Fisher.
Estimate $300-500


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