1860s HORSES x4 sheets of original sketches by Thurlow, including panoramic view

Description: PRINTS BOOKS PHOTOGRAPHS MANUSCRIPTS CURIOSITIES - INCLUDES A STRIKING COUNTRY EASTATE PANORAMA AND A HUMUROUS TRIPTYCH -THURLOW (Major Edward Hovell, officer in the Royal Horse Artillery and skilled amateur artist, 1839-1925). Small collection of six original sketches of horses, circa 1860s.Four sheets of original pen and ink sketches (one with some watecolour wash), with 6 sketches in total (3 on one sheet), on mainly cream artist's card (one on blue tinted paper). Sketches laid down to clipped album card (versos blank), most separate contemporary captions in ink pasted beneath. Undated, but 1860s. One signed in initials 'E.H.T.', the others unsigned but all extracted from an album of sketches by Thurlow. Size: (sketches, exc. captions and mounts) triptych, each of the 3 sketches approx. 10cm x 7cm; the remainder 18.2cm x 11.2, 19.2cm x 15.2cm, and 39.4cm x 17.4 (all on slightly larger mounts).Very Good condition. Light spotting to one sketch and light age-toning to caption strips at foot. Panorama - central vertical join, short 6cm closed tear alongside the join, light foxing. Minor foxing to the triptych. Please ask if you require a more detailed condition report, or view gallery images.Four sheets of original pen and ink sketches, comprising 6 sketches in total, including a triptych and a panorama.Thurlow, of Buckham Hill House, Uckfield, was born in Beverley, Yorkshire, the son of Reverend Chancellor Thurlow. He was educated at the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, and served in the Royal Horse Artillery, with tours in India and Ireland. He was an avid amateur artist, capturing the humorous side of his army and private life throughout his long career.Provenance: Extracted by us from an album of original artwork by Thurlow, dated 1860s. Full details available on request. key words:

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