Inscription: Handwritten along top of drawing; 'Alla Morinella Selinunte July 1817' and on album page 'Selinunte'. Pencil drawing of the ruins of the Greek temple with two male figures leaning against a rock and the sea visible along the skyline.
[Pencil Drawing of] Temple of Juno Lucina Girgenti.
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Inscription: Handwritten along top of drawing and on album page; 'Temple of Juno Lucina Girgenti July 1817'. Pencil drawing of the ruins of the Greek temple atop a hill some distance away; a farmhouse is to the left and a wooded area in the foreground.
Inscription: Handwritten along top of drawing; 'Salerno May 1817'. Pencil drawing of the Amalfi Coast; sketched from the grounds of a public garden with prominent palm tree in the foreground, the bay to the left, the town of Salerno in the mid-distance and the mountains behind.
Inscription: Handwritten on album page; 'Girgenti'. Sepia wash drawing of the rear view of a church, partially hidden by rocks, a small section of the sea is visible at right.
Inscription: Handwritten on drawing 'Alicuta July 1817'and on album page; 'Alicante'. Sepia wash drawing of a coastal town on the island of Alicudi showing a fort and church, a single fishing boat is moored at low tide.
Inscription: Handwritten on album page; 'Florence'. A pencil drawing looking along the Arno River, showing the city on both banks with the Palazzo Vecchio visible on the left.
Sepia wash drawing of a small island with the mainland to the left; on the island the dome of a church is just visible rising above the opposite side of the isle.
Inscription: Written on label attached to endpage; 'Couvet Val de Flavers'. Pencil drawing of a stone bridge that crosses a river; on either side of which there are wooden farm buildings.
Talbot Collection: Scrapbook containing drawings by Constance Talbot.
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Bound scrapbook album with black leather trim, marbled paper cover and gold embossing along the spine, measuring 287 x 230 x 40 mm. The album consists of 76 watercolour paintings and pencil sketches, which are fixed to the pages of the album which alternate in colours of pastel green, blue, beig...