A recently rediscovered manuscript of William Gilpin’s book on Forest Scenery...
UK: Sold for £48,000 to Quaritch at Christie’s on June 4& 6 was a recently rediscovered manuscript of William Gilpin’s book on Forest Scenery... (first published in 1791) that fills four volumes and contains 25 full and 20 half-page watercolour drawings by Gilpin, plus three pencil and wash drawings of animals by his brother Sawrey.
Gilpin was a proponent of the ‘Picturesque’ and his theories pervade the tree book that, on reading …