c1500. Tempera on vellum, 10.6 x 7.7cm. Slight cockling and paint loss upper and lower left. Framed. The Agony in the Garden refers to the events in the life of Jesus, as recorded in the New Testament, between the Farewell Discourse at the conclusion of the Last Supper and Jesus’..... More

c1780s. Pencil drawing with red chalk, 23.3 x 41.4cm (paper). Paper loss to centre and upper centre, stains to edges, creases overall. Laid down on acid-free tissue. American-born to a Quaker family, West eventually settled in London. Appointed historical painter by King George III in 1772, West helped to found..... More

1816. Watercolour with gouache, one image signed “Charles Alston” and dated “Dec’r 6, 1816” lower centre, 31.3cm (diameter, approx. each). Slight foxing and soiling. The unusual border and perspective suggest that these images were produced for a type of optical apparatus. More

1827. Pencil drawing, signed and dated “2nd March 1827” with faint annotations lower centre and right, exhibition label on backing, 25.2 x 19.1cm. Repaired tear to right edge and old creases to corners, slight soiling and foxing. Laid down on acid-free paper hinged to old backing board. Annotations include “Drawn from..... More

c1830s. Pen and ink, captioned lower centre, annotated in another hand in ink in lower margin, 6.2 x 19.7cm. Repaired old folds and creases, laid down on old album page. Caption continues “center bearing West, 4½ leagues.” Annotation reads “Views taken on board the brig Peggy, from Liverpool to the..... More

c1834. Watercolour, titled lower centre, captioned in later hand in pencil on frame verso, 23.8 x 16.5cm. Slight foxing, mount burn. Framed. Caption reads “Servant of Lord William Bentinck, Governor of Madras 1803–1807, Governor-General of India 1828–1835.” Lord William Bentinck (1774–1839) was a British soldier and statesman who has been..... More

1848. Charcoal and watercolour with sanguine, signed and dated lower left, 32.3 x 26.6cm. Slight surface loss, retouching and foxing to image overall, water stains and repaired tears to edges. Portraits by Rodius rarely appear on the market. More

c1850s. Watercolour and pencil, annotated “Lady Selina Hinde” in pencil verso, 25.4 x 42.1cm. Foxing to centre and upper portion, discolouration and old glue stains to edges. More

c1850s. Watercolour, title on mount below image, 14 x 22.5cm. Framed. “Owing to its location on the shores of Lake Lucerne…Lucerne has long been a destination for tourists…From 1850 to 1913, the population quadrupled and the flow of settlers increased. In 1856 trains first linked the city to Olten and..... More

c1851. Pencil sketch, captioned in image upper left, 13 x 18.8cm. Tears and creases to upper edge, foxing, soiling. Another pencil sketch of an archway attached to a building appears verso. The Australasian Steam Navigation Company was a shipping company which operated between 1839 and 1887. It was “formed from the..... More

c1855. Pencil with wash, signed “Bowman” in image lower left, 13.5 x 16.6cm. Slight creases and stains, minor tears to edges not affecting image. After the steel engraving by F.C. Terry, published in 1855. More

c1860s. Watercolour with gouache, monogrammed in image lower left, titled in pencil below image, 18 x 12.9cm. Minor foxing to centre of image, glue stains to edges not affecting image. More

c1850s-1860s. Pencil, ink, wash and white gouache, circular format, obscured initials in ink lower right, titled lower centre in pencil, 32.3cm (diameter). Stains and soiling overall, pinholes, creases, repaired tears and missing portions to edges of image. Laid down on acid-free backing. Provenance: Turner family. Edward Turner, lithographer and publisher..... More