[Two botanical drawings attributed to William Beilby] [art original]

Title: 
[Two botanical drawings attributed to William Beilby] [art original]

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Author/Artist: 
Beilby, William, 1740-1819.
Publisher: 
[ca. 1770]
Description: 
2 art originals : watercolor on paper ; 19 x 14 cm. and 20 x 15 cm.
Format of Material: 
Prints & Drawings
Bib ID: 
61176
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Location: 
Secured Stacks - Flat Files
Call Number: 
Unit 33, Drawer 7
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Notes: 
One painted with a pink briar rose and buds (20 x 15 cm.) has the faint initials C.B., bottom center. The other is of assorted flowers (19 x 14 cm.).
Each signed by "W. Beilby" on the reverse in pencil; in double mount.
References: R. J. Charleston "William and Thomas Beilby as Drawing Masters," Glass Circle Journal, 6, p. 24. The signature matches those found on a collection of Beilby drawings in the collection of the Duke of Northumberland at Alnwick Castle.
Sent to photography January 2012 (photography no. 2000020083).
Purchased from Sotheby's December 18, 1997 auction (lot 83).