What: Old Master & British DrawingsWhere: Christie’s, 8 King Street, St. James 'sWhen: July 3, 02.00 pmPublic viewing: 30 Jun, 12.00 pm – 05.00 pm; 1 July, 12.00 pm – 05.00 pm; 2 July, 09.00 am – 04.30 pm; 3 July, 09.00 am – 12.00 pmTop lots of the sale:- Giovanni Antonio Canal, called Il Canaletto (Venice 1697-1768): An architectural capriccio. Traces of black chalk, pen and brown ink, brown and grey wash, 8¼ x 13¼ in. (21.1 x 33.8 cm). Estimate: GBP 150,000 - GBP 200,000 (USD 200,850 - USD 267,800)- Johann Heinrich Fussli, Henry Fuseli, R.A. (Zurich, Switzerland 1741-1825 Putney Hill, London): The Faerie Queene appears to Prince Arthur, from Edmund Spenser's 'The Faerie Queene' (recto); and a sketch for the Faerie Queene and Prince Arthur (verso) pen and black ink, black and grey wash. 15 ¼ x 20 in. (38.7 x 50.8 cm.) Estimate: GBP 150,000 - GBP 250,000 (USD 200,850 - USD 334,750)- John Frederick Lewis, R.A., P.O.W.S. (London 1804-1876 Walton-on-Thames): Camels in the Desert near Edfou, Upper Egypt. Signed with initials and dated 'J.F.L . ARA/1859' (lower left), pencil and watercolor heightened with bodycolor, 9 5/8 x 18 ½ in. (24.5 x 47 cm.) Estimate: GBP 150,000 - GBP 250,000 (USD 200,850 - USD 334,750)- Caspar David Friedrich (Greifswald 1774-1840 Dresden): A Gothic brick building and two studies of trees. Inscribed ‘den 18t Aprill/ 1809/ Greifswald’ and ‘Breesen/ den 14t Juni/ 1809’ and ‘den 14t Juni’ and with number ’37.’ (recto) and with illegible trimmed inscription (verso), graphite, grey and brown wash, 12 1/8 x 9 7/8 in. (30.9 x 25.2 cm). Estimate: GBP 70,000 - GBP 100,000 (USD 93,730 - USD 133,900)- Paul Sandby, R.A. (Nottingham 1731-1809 London): Two views of the North Terrace of Windsor Castle: Looking east at sunrise; and Looking west at sunset, pencil, watercolour, and bodycolour heightened with gum arabic. 18 x 25 in. (45.7 x 63.5 cm.) each (2). Estimate: GBP 40,000 - GBP 60,000 (USD 53,560 - USD 80,340)- Jean-Francois Millet (Gruchy 1814-1875 Barbizon): Two men digging. Charcoal and white chalk, 12 x 12 3/8 in. (30.3 x 31.3 cm). Estimate: GBP 30,000 - GBP 50,000 (USD 40,170 - USD 66,950)- Jean-Francois Millet (Gruchy 1814-1875 Barbizon): The return of the shepherdess. Charcoal, touches of white chalk, on purple prepared canvas, 16¾ x 20¾ in. (42.7 x 52.7 cm). Estimate: GBP 25,000 - GBP 35,000 (USD 33,475 - USD 46,865)- Hans Bol (Mechelen 1534-1593 Amsterdam): An extensive landscape with travellers in the foreground, a watermill and a town with a castle beyond. Signed and dated 'HBol/ 1579' (the first two letters interlaced), bodycolor on vellum, laid down on panel. 5¼ x 7 1/8 in. (13.5 x 18.3 cm). Estimate: GBP 20,000 - GBP 30,000 (USD 26,780 - USD 40,170)For details, visit: https://www.christies.comClick on the slideshow for the highlights of the sale.http://www.blouinartinfo.com/Founder: Louise Blouin
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