color plate by major British lithographic firm Vincent Brooks Day & Son, London; from the book The Illustrated Book of the Dog, 1881; Cassell & Co. Publisher; Vero Shaw, author; dogs listed as Jupiter, Fino de Paris and Pallas owned by British breeder George Krehl; good condition with only minor discoloration along the border; bright and clean colors; new acid-free matte; within an antique carved and gilded frame
Léon Danchin (1887-1938) was a French artist known for his drawings of animals, primarily sporting dogs. His works sold very well in France, Belgium, England and the United States; Later in his career Danchin moved to the French Flanders where he was an avid hunter. It was during this period that he drew many of the hunting scenes for which he is renowned; signed in pencil lower left and numbered 275/500; discoloration to paper; in as found condition with original frame; Copyright by La Gravure Française, 41 rue St. Georges, Paris 1935
each plate depicting delightful images of seals; from the fascinating encyclopedia of natural history and science for children published between 1790 & 1830; minor discoloration; new ebonized frames.
each striking lithograph centering a black circular reserve with classical figures at various pursuits; later ebonized frames and slips with hand-wrapped linen mattes.
a handsome pair of framed sea charts of the coasts of Great Britain by Captain Greenvile Collins; minor foxing; with later matte and ebonized wooden frame
London, 1781
