John Preston Neale

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John Preston Neale

1780-1847

Album containing 76 preparatory Drawings for the engraved series Seats of Scotland, including views of Glamis Castle, Angus, Dalkeith Palace, Lothian, and Scone Palace, Perthshire

1818-1835

Brush and brown wash, over graphite, on paper; some with white opaque watercolor.

Leaves: 14 15/16 x 10 5/8 inches (380 x 268 mm); binding: 15 1/2 x 11 inches (392 x 280 mm)

Gift of Mr. Frederick R. Koch.

1981.49

Notes:

The complete set of engravings contains 2 interior views of Culzean and Kinfauns which are not included in the album; the drawing of Crathes was not engraved.

Inscription:

All but 19 of the drawings signed and dated between 1818 and 1835; inscribed with the names of the Seat and its proprietor on each album page in 2 different hands, one in pen and black ink and the other in graphite.
Manuscript title page in pen and brown ink: To / THE RIGHT HONOURABLE/ Francis Gray, Lord Gray. / F.R.S.JcJcJc / THE ORIGINAL DRAWINGS / of Seats in / Scotland / Is most respectfully / inscribed by / John Preston Neale.

Provenance:

Francis Gray, 14th Lord Gray; The Gray and Moray Family; Lady Alice Edith Bosville, MacDonald of the Isles (d. 1935); sale, London, Sotheby's, 19 March 1981, lot 51, f. 26 and 68 repr.; Christopher Wood Gallery, London.

Associated names:

Gray, Francis, Lord, former owner.
Gray family, former owner.
Moray family, former owner.
Bosville, Alice Edith, Lady, d. 1935, former owner.
Koch, Frederick R. (Frederick Robinson), former owner.

Bibliography:

Ryskamp, Charles, ed. Twentieth Report to the Fellows of the Pierpont Morgan Library, 1981-1983. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1984, p. 282

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