AFTER F.C. TURNER ‘BACHELOR’S HALL’ PLATE 6

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Ottawa, Ontario, CA

AFTER FRANCIS CALCRAFT TURNER (BRITISH, C. 1782�1846), ATTRIBUTED TO CHARLES HUNT (1803�1877) ANTIQUE HAND-COLOURED AQUATINT WITH ETCHING ON PAPER, PLATE 6 FROM THE SIX-PART SUITE "BACHELOR'S HALL", CIRCA 1835�1837 BEARING ORIGINAL PERIOD DEALER INVOICE VERSO FROM FRANKLIN AND HARE LTD. (TAUNTON, SOMERSET) RECORDING THE PURCHASE OF THE "SET OF 6 BACHELOR HALL PRINTS" PROVENANCE:ACQUIRED FROM…

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Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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AFTER FRANCIS CALCRAFT TURNER (BRITISH, C. 1782�1846), ATTRIBUTED TO CHARLES HUNT (1803�1877)
ANTIQUE HAND-COLOURED AQUATINT WITH ETCHING ON PAPER, PLATE 6 FROM THE SIX-PART SUITE "BACHELOR'S HALL", CIRCA 1835�1837
BEARING ORIGINAL PERIOD DEALER INVOICE VERSO FROM FRANKLIN AND HARE LTD. (TAUNTON, SOMERSET) RECORDING THE PURCHASE OF THE "SET OF 6 BACHELOR HALL PRINTS"
PROVENANCE:ACQUIRED FROM FRANKLIN AND HARE LTD., TAUNTON, SOMERSET
10.5 X 13.75 IN PLATE
15.37\5 X 19.625 IN FRAMED
"BACHELOR'S HALL" COMPRISES A HIGHLY PRIZED SIX-PART SPORTING SUITE BASED UPON FRANCIS CALCRAFT TURNER'S (C. 1782�1846) MID-1830S MASTER OIL PAINTINGS, ATTRIBUTED IN PRINTMAKING TO CHARLES HUNT. ACCOMPANIED BY CHARLES DIBDIN'S LYRICS, THIS FINAL SIXTH PLATE PORTRAYS THE BOISTEROUS COMMIVIAL DINNER CELEBRATING THE RETURN TO BACHELOR'S HALL, COMPLETE WITH EQUESTRIAN PAINTINGS ADORNING THE WALLS, FINE TABLE APPOINTMENTS, AND SUPERB HAND-COLOURED WATERCOLOUR HIGHLIGHTS. THE SHEET RETAINS EXCEPTIONAL INTACT PROVENANCE VIA ITS SURVIVING 20TH-CENTURY TAUNTON DEALER INVOICE DOCUMENTING THE FRAMED SET.