Some Original Drawings By Ancient And Modern Artists Of Various Schools Remaining in the Collection of J.P.H.
London: J,J, Waddington Ltd., 1917. First edition. Hardcover. 26 x 19.5 cm. With presentation slip signed by Hesseltine, privately printed by the Chiswick Press. Forty plates (some in sepia) with title, size and medium and collector. J.P. Heseltine was both a distinguished etcher and a great art collector, appointed a trustee of the National Gallery, London serving from 1893-1929. Heseltine sold the most valuable part of his collection (approximately 600 Old Master drawings including his precious Rembrandt drawings) by private treaty sale in October 1912 to P. & D. Colnagi for a reputed £150,000. Gilt lettered vellum spine and gray boards. Very good. Item #22256
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