Cherished Portraits of Thoroughbred Horses, from the Collection of William Woodward. Colorists’ Models

by W. S Vosburgh

$5,000 · Offered by James Cummins Bookseller

Models for Connett’s edition of 21 copies with hand colored plates. Comprising 35 of 68 engraved plates, proofs after letters, after the original paintings by Stubbs, Herring, Hall, Sartorius, and others, colored by hand, most marked “Approved WW” in ink or pencil in margins, with occasional notes to the colorists. 1 vols. 7 x 10 inches. Loose sheets. Custom red half morocco clamshell box. For published book: Podeschi 373; Siegel 22; Frazier V-4-D;

• Binding: Leather

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