Lot 897 , John Graham (1794-1879). An album of 47 pencil, ink and watercolour sketches of Views in Paris and Northern France,
John Graham (1794-1879). An album of 47 pencil, ink and watercolour sketches of Views in Paris and Northern France, the front endpapers inscribed "John Graham, Hotel de l'Amiraute, Rue Neure, St Augustine à Paris, Aug. 1815 with named titles including:- Scene on the Calias Road, Boulogne, Notre Dame, The Palace of Compiege, Versailles, Waterloo, "Farmhouse occupied by Napoleon the night previous to the battle and X [marks the room] he was in, Field of Waterloo, oblong quarto, quarter calf, last two pages detached, with contemporary slip case
Estimate £1,000-1,500
Each page measures 14 x 23.5cm.
One or two scattered fox marks, some with some staining running down at the top and a few with dirt specking but overall in essentially good condition.
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Sold for £1,000