Art Auction Lot Sold in Canada in 2021
Lt. Samuel Gurney Cresswell (1827-1867) - Complete Set Of Eight Chromolithograph Prints

Complete Set Of Eight Chromolithograph Prints


from 'a series of eight sketches in colour, [...] of the route of the voyage of h.m.s. 'investigator' during the discovery of the north west passage': september 6th 1850
53.3 cms x 59.7 cms (21 ins x 23.5 ins)
Bold Headland on Baring Island; H.M.S. Investigator in the pack, October 8th 1850; Critical position of H.M.S. Investigator on the North-Coast of Baring Island, August 20th 1851; H.M.S. Investigator running through a narrow channel in a snow storm, between grounded and pack ice, September 23rd 1851; Melville Island from Banks' Land; Sledge-Party leaving H.M.S. Investigator in Mercy Bay, under command of Lieutenant Gurney Creswell, 15 April 1853; and Sledging over Hummocky Ice, April 1853,published at London, Day & Son. 1854, each framed
made in 1850

Lot offered for sale


Waddington's, Toronto
Canadian Arts, Culture and History, Lot# 508
Thu, Dec 9, 2021

Lot prices


Price realised
C$12,000

Estimate
C$1,000 - C$1,500

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Complete Set Of Eight Chromolithograph Prints by artist Lt. Samuel Gurney Cresswell