Catalogue of a very choice and remarkable collection of old master drawings, the property of the Marquess of Lansdowne, K.G. ... : together with a choice selection of drawings by English masters ...
This is an auction sale catalogue of 1920 issued in London by Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge, offering old master drawings from the Marquess of Lansdowne's collection for prospective buyers and collectors. The four plates are halftone reproductions of sketches: a pair of reclining nudes in chalk, a Holy Family group in brown wash, a classical scene of figures by a building, and a pen landscape with a cottage and trees, printed sideways in one case. A designer might take their loose, sketchy line and warm sepia tones as a reference for expressive hand drawing.
