Author: HAMILTON PALACE COLLECTION.
Title: Catalogue of the Collection of Pictures, Works of Art, and Decorative Objects, the Property of His Grace the Duke of Hamilton, K. T.: Which will be Sold by Auction...
Description: London: Christie, Manson & Woods... 1882. 5 Parts in one, 8vo (240 x 155 mm), 234pp., separate printed title page to each part, 78 sepia carbon photo plates by James Craig Annan (each image has a pencil note of lot number), inner hinges a little shaken, orig. red cloth, lettered in gilt, a couple of unobtrusive ring stains on upper cover otherwise and very good copy. The complete 5 sales (2213 lots over seventeen days) of the works of arts from Hamilton Palace which produced the enormous sum of £397,539 over seventeen days. The photographer who's images illustrate this work, was James Craig Annan (1864-1946), he continued the successful portrait practice of his father, Thomas Annan (1829-1887). Artistically he was concerned with creative, pictorial work, mostly using the photogravure process, which he had introduced into Britain.

Keywords: FINE ART AUCTION CATALOGUE PHOTOGRAPHY PHOTOGRAPHS