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#WhatIsAClassic A rare edition of A Happy Pair, #BeatrixPotter's first published work. This is a superb example of the first and only edition of the first book illustrated by Beatrix Potterβvery rarely found in such fine condition: https://t.co/vMQxYxupNR #ClassicWeekLondon π°π
#WhatIsAClassic The star of the Valuable Books & Manuscripts sale is a newly-discovered copy of William Caxton's 1481 translation of Cicero's De Amicitia and De Senectute, the first work of classical antiquity printed in English: https://t.co/s4hsdUbPop #ClassicWeekLondon πβ¨
#AuctionUpdate Johann Zoffany's 'The Alchymist' realised Β£1,042,500 in the Old Masters Evening Sale: https://t.co/h6vlO2BBBP #ClassicWeekLondon
#AuctionUpdate Caspar van Wittel's view of Venice realised Β£1,642,500 in the Old Masters Evening Sale: https://t.co/ZIi4AZPJiq #ClassicWeekLondon
#AuctionUpdate Leonardo da Vinci's 'Head of a bear' achieved Β£8,857,500 in The Exceptional Sale, setting a new #WorldAuctionRecord for a drawing by the artist. The drawing is an exquisite demonstration of #LeonardodaVinci's unsurpassed mastery as a draughtsman. #ClassicWeekLondon
#WhatIsAClassic Considered by many to be the most recognisable Irish landscape artist of the 20th century, #PaulHenry is known for his lush vistas of the West of Ireland, replete with towering cumulonimbus clouds and calm lakes: https://t.co/yBlraAVLpU #ClassicWeekLondon
#WhatIsAClassic An incredibly rare autograph manuscript poem by #JaneAusten.ππ This work is a charming testament to her love of wordplay and the comedy of rhyme, probably written for the amusement of her family: https://t.co/cOTTLzCeYv #ClassicWeekLondon
Enjoy a 360-degree view of our exhibition for the first group of Classic Week sales including highlights from the Old Masters Evening Sale and The Exceptional Sale: https://t.co/GIR7UvSYQo #ClassicWeekLondon
#WhatIsAClassic Caskets such as this one were popular wedding gifts for brides during the Renaissance and were usually used as jewellery boxes. Their decoration traditionally relates to themes of love and matrimonial virtue: https://t.co/HUUJKIB8xc #ClassicWeekLondon
#WhatIsAClassic Jack Butler Yeats RHA (1871-1957) was a renowned Irish artist and Olympic medalist. This early oil painting is based on a scene that #JackButlerYeats sketched in Tralee, Co. Kerry, Ireland in the summer of 1913: https://t.co/ObCC5VyaXx #ClassicWeekLondon
#WhatIsAClassic Flemish landscape painter Lucas van Uden was particularly celebrated for his broad panoramas of the Flemish countryside. Here, he depicts an idyllic and naturalistic landscape scene with travellers: https://t.co/dWX4xIU1LC #ClassicWeekLondon
#WhatIsAClassic β Specialist, Books & Manuscripts, Sophie Hopkins explains: 'A fashion classic: the T-Shirt. From an unpublished series in which Quentin Blake explored what the T-Shirt has to say to us in 2020'. #ClassicWeekLondon https://t.co/JYqxG3WFyG
#WhatIsAClassic β Specialist, Books & Manuscripts, Sophie Hopkins explains: 'Storytelling. Quentin Blake produced this little chap for the logo of the Hastings 2020 Storytelling Festival'. #ClassicWeekLondon https://t.co/NXSsw9OpFe
#WhatIsAClassic β Head of Old Masters Evening Sale, Clementine Sinclair: 'The Hogarth shows James Figg, the first bare-knuckle boxing champion in England. The artist is the first native British artist to have achieved European renown.' #ClassicWeekLondon https://t.co/4Xs7uQE4dg
#WhatIsAClassic β Head of Old Masters Evening Sale, Clementine Sinclair explains: 'This Frans van Mieris is one of the most important child genre scenes painted in Holland during the second half of the seventeenth century.' #ClassicWeekLondon https://t.co/6mQvgJtJOd
#WhatIsAClassic β Specialist, Books & Manuscripts, Sophie Hopkins explains: 'Destined to be a classic, Never Grow Up is a forthcoming Roald Dahl-inspired title from Penguin Random House illustrated by Quentin Blake'. #ClassicWeekLondon https://t.co/HZFD1ywoh4
#WhatIsAClassic Specialist in Books, Eugenio Donadoni explains: 'An atmospheric Pentecost illuminated by two of the dominant figures in 16th-century Parisian illumination: Jean Pichore and the Master of Martainville 183.' #ClassicWeekLondon https://t.co/fYk8S5ANf1
#WhatIsAClassic β Head of Old Masters Evening Sale, Clementine Sinclair explains: 'The Luini is one of the finest religious paintings by the Milanese artist, who was inspired by Leonardo, to remain in private hands.' #ClassicWeekLondon https://t.co/QDnO0cBy2S
#WhatIsAClassic Specialist in Books, Eugenio Donadoni explains: 'A dramatic and iconographically unique miniature painted by Simon Bening, one of the greatest and most famous Netherlandish manuscript illuminators.' #ClassicWeekLondon https://t.co/uVw5pYeBVM
#WhatIsAClassic β Specialist, Books & Manuscripts, Sophie Hopkins explains: 'The creation of art in the face of adversity: these Sunshine Travellers were produced by Quentin Blake during lockdown as #IsolationArtwork'. #ClassicWeekLondon https://t.co/9QBtbsvb2R
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