Lot 46 · British Art on Paper
An album of two hundred and fifty-two drawings and watercolours, including; Sixty-nine studies of horse, cattle and other animals; Study of Muscicapa Grisola (woodland fly catcher); Two studies of shells; Forty studies of antique busts at Buckingham Palace; Four further studies from antique busts; Two drawings of a nude male figure; Forty portrait studies, including a Portrait of the father of Sir Joseph Banks, half-length; A tracing by the artist of a self-portrait; A Portrait of William Pitt the Elder; Five studies of military uniforms; A study of Flaxman's shield of Achilles; Two studies of figure compositions after Richard Cosway, R.A. (1740-1821); A copy of the self-portrait by Rubens in the Royal Collection; Two studies of cows after Sawrey Gilpin, R.A. (1733-1807); A study of crane; Twenty-nine landscape studies after George Barret, R.A. (1732-1784); Seventeen studies of Hindu antiquities, including the Kenery Cave and Salsetta; Two rock studies, Pembrokeshire, Wales; Two landscape studies, Carnac, Brittany; A drawing of the Great Pyramid at El Bellet from Waddington's Travels in Ethiopia; Two views in Ireland; Three views of Normandy after the Rev. Henry Engleheart; Five portrait busts of the Kings of England; Portrait of J.L. Burckhard, half-length, after Henry Salt (1780-1827); Four equestrian figure studies; A perspective study of a village street; and A pattern design
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- Estimate
- £5,000–£8,000 hammer ≈ $9,441–$15,106
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — British Art on Paper, London · 16 November 2006
- Dimensions
- 20 x 10 3/8 in. (50.8 x 26.2 cm.); and smaller; the album 17 x 13 1/8 x 2 in. (43.2 x 33.4 x 5.1 cm.) overall; and two etchings; and two figure silhouettes
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5622438
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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George Engleheart, An album of two hundred and fifty-two drawings and watercolours, including; Sixty-nine studies of horse, cattle and other animals; Study of Muscicapa Grisola (woodland fly catcher); Two studies of shells; Forty studies of antique busts at Buckingham Palace; Four further studies from antique busts; Two drawings of a nude male figure; Forty portrait studies, including a Portrait of the father of Sir Joseph Banks, half-length; A tracing by the artist of a self-portrait; A Portrait of William Pitt the Elder; Five studies of military uniforms; A study of Flaxman's shield of Achilles; Two studies of figure compositions after Richard Cosway, R.A. (1740-1821); A copy of the self-portrait by Rubens in the Royal Collection; Two studies of cows after Sawrey Gilpin, R.A. (1733-1807); A study of crane; Twenty-nine landscape studies after George Barret, R.A. (1732-1784); Seventeen studies of Hindu antiquities, including the Kenery Cave and Salsetta; Two rock studies, Pembrokeshire, Wales; Two landscape studies, Carnac, Brittany; A drawing of the Great Pyramid at El Bellet from Waddington's Travels in Ethiopia; Two views in Ireland; Three views of Normandy after the Rev. Henry Engleheart; Five portrait busts of the Kings of England; Portrait of J.L. Burckhard, half-length, after Henry Salt (1780-1827); Four equestrian figure studies; A perspective study of a village street; and A pattern design. Christie's, 16 Nov 2006, lot 46. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5622438.
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George Engleheart, An album of two hundred and fifty-two drawings and watercolours, including; Sixty-nine studies of horse, cattle and other animals; Study of Muscicapa Grisola (woodland fly catcher); Two studies of shells; Forty studies of antique busts at Buckingham Palace; Four further studies from antique busts; Two drawings of a nude male figure; Forty portrait studies, including a Portrait of the father of Sir Joseph Banks, half-length; A tracing by the artist of a self-portrait; A Portrait of William Pitt the Elder; Five studies of military uniforms; A study of Flaxman's shield of Achilles; Two studies of figure compositions after Richard Cosway, R.A. (1740-1821); A copy of the self-portrait by Rubens in the Royal Collection; Two studies of cows after Sawrey Gilpin, R.A. (1733-1807); A study of crane; Twenty-nine landscape studies after George Barret, R.A. (1732-1784); Seventeen studies of Hindu antiquities, including the Kenery Cave and Salsetta; Two rock studies, Pembrokeshire, Wales; Two landscape studies, Carnac, Brittany; A drawing of the Great Pyramid at El Bellet from Waddington's Travels in Ethiopia; Two views in Ireland; Three views of Normandy after the Rev. Henry Engleheart; Five portrait busts of the Kings of England; Portrait of J.L. Burckhard, half-length, after Henry Salt (1780-1827); Four equestrian figure studies; A perspective study of a village street; and A pattern design. Christie's, 16 Nov 2006, lot 46. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5622438.
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From the same sale British Art on Paper · Nov 2006
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| An illustration to 'The Life of Tristram Shandy': Trim reading the Sermon | Michael 'Angelo' Rooker, A.R.A. (1746-1801) | £800–£1,200 | |
| The southern end of the Dead Sea | Edward Lear | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| St Dunstan's in the West, Fleet Street, London | David Roberts | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| An Irish cart | Cornelius Varley | £600–£800 | |
| Rosamond's Pond, St James's Park, with Westminster Abbey in the dista… | Francis Wheatley R.a. | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| Entrance to Mr Tredwell's Garden, St. Toles, Oxford | John Baptiste Malchair | £1,500–£2,500 |
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| George Engleheart | A young lady, in white dress with high frilled collar, pale | Christie's, Dec 2004 | ||
| George Engleheart | Portrait of Captain Bulkeley of the Coldstream Guards (b. 17 | Sotheby's, Apr 2021 | ||
| George Engleheart | Portrait of a lady | Sotheby's, Nov 2006 | ||
| George Engleheart | george engleheart | portrait of r. bethell cox, circa 1800 | Sotheby's, Nov 2020 | ||
| George Engleheart | portrait of augustus bosanquet, as a child | Sotheby's, Apr 2008 | ||
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