Sunday 1 February 2009

Sir John Charles Robinson



Title
Beja in the Alemtejo, Portugal.
Artist
Sir John Charles Robinson
Medium
Etching
Date
1872
Size
I: 165 x 246 mm. Pl: 192 x 255 mm.
Notes
Hind 10, i/iv Signed J. C. Robinson 1872 in ink. Inscribed top right in the plate: “Yes. Speak English. All right. Fox Pyles.” Inscribed lower left in 19th century handwriting: “The Visconde de Montserrat ~ from the artist ~ in remembrance of their unexpected and unintentional but most delightful excursion to Baja.”

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