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Lot 286

William L. Breton graphite and gouache

Estimate: $800 - $1,200
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William L. Breton graphite and gouache of the Quaker Meeting House, mid 19th c., inscribed Old Quaker Meeting House, Lower Merion, Montgomery County Pa built during the time of William Penn, 6 3/4" x 9". Breton moved to Philadelphia in the mid-1820s and soon after he began work creating the illustrations for John Watson's Annals of Philadelphia, as well as selling illustrations to the Philadelphia magazine The Casket and beginning a series of views of the city's churches.

Competitive in-house shipping is available for this lot.

Condition

A few small holes in the background, sporadic small stains.

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