item name: Sailboats On the Hudson River: A Sandpaper Painting

item description: New York State, mid 19th century. Gouache on "sandpaper" ground. One of two pictures from the same hand in our collection, this view shows small sailboats in the middle distance on a placid river. The muted palette is typical of the popular "sandpaper" technique in which the painting is done on a panel prepared with marble powder mixed into the gesso. Some of these pictures were based on prints of the time, although no print source has yet been found for this picture. In original gilt frame and glass. Provenance: From a Schenectady estate.

Dimensions: Overall Dimensions - Image
8" H X 10.5" W
20.32cm H X 26.67cm W

Overall Dimensions - Frame
12" H X 14.5" W
30.48cm H X 36.83cm W

item name: The Royal Hunt Cup - Ascot 1913 By English Artist John Beer

item description:

Watercolor and gouache on wove paper, in museum mat and Edwardian oak frame. John Beer (London 1883 - 1915) was famous for his equestrian portraits and his racing scenes, like this example. The Royal Hunt Cup was first run at Ascot in 1843. Provenance: private collection, Buenos Aires.

Dimensions: Overall Dimensions (frame)
19" H X 23" W
48.3cm H X 58.4cm W

item name: Wood Demon - Victorian Costume Study

item description: English, 19th century. Watercolor. A costume study or work of Victorian fantasy in an Eastlake frame.provenance: Private Collection

Dimensions: Overall Dimensions
10" H
25.4cm H

item name: Doctor Syntax: The Doctor's Dream By Artist Thomas Rowlandson, English 1756 - 1827

item description: Doctor Syntax: The Doctor's Dream Thomas Rowlandson, English 1756 - 1827. Etching with original hand color. this print is from the first edition of "The Tour of Doctor Syntax in Search of the Picturesque", drawn and etched by Rowlandson for Ackermann in 1812. Rowlandson, England's greatest caricaturist, combines fluid drawing with great wit in this image. at the top: "London, Publish'd 1 May 1812 atr. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, 101 Strand". Lower left corner: "Design'd & Etch'd by Rowlandson". Titled "The Doctor's Dream". provenance: Private Collection

Dimensions: Overall Dimensions - Image
7" H X 10" W
17.8cm H X 25.4cm W

Overall Dimensions - Frame
10" H X 13" W
25.4cm H X 33cm W