Archibald Thorburn F.Z.S Pencil Study Of A Woodcock Circa.1920

Archibald Thorburn F.Z.S Pencil Study Of A Woodcock Circa.1920Archibald Thorburn F. Z. S 1860 1935. Scottish School. Pencil Study of a Woodcock. Graphite on wove paper laid onto backing card, some age related discoloration and light foxing to no real detriment. 15 by 19 cms. A son of the eminent Victorian portrait miniaturist Robert Thorburn; Archibald Thorburn studied at St John's Wood School of Art. With further study under the German wildlife illustrator Joseph Wolf. He firmly established his reputation after

Provenance: With Leger & Son March 1946

He studied at Clapham School of Art (1923-27) and then at the Royal College of Art (1927-30)

"January" A young woman in fashionable dress shown full-length

Provenance: The sitters heirs the Dawson-Dahmer Family by descent

Vittorio Bigari 1692-1776 Italian School

A leading member of the Norwich School of Artists primarily a watercolourist oils by Thirtle are rare

the 1st Duke of Leinster as "a masterpiece of Art which has never been excelled

where he worked for Chambers and in the Philadelphia Museum of Art

Chatelain was greatly influenced by fellow Frenchman Claude Lorrain

HMS Hyacinth and HMS Volage engaging Chinese War Junks

George Chinnery 1774-1852

Pen and ink study on laid paper of a man and dog