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These colorful prints are presented in identical gold-colored wood frames with French mats. Two of the mats are peach-colored, another is a light peach-color and the fourth is a tan-color. They are all in very good condition.
The British people, and in fact most of the world, have long had a fascination with British royalty and their lifestyles. Pyne’s work is a wonderful pictorial record of some of the most important, interesting, and extravagant examples of British architecture, interior design, and decorative arts displayed in the British royal residences, which most people would never see in person. The prints were originally part of a three-volume set issued with the approval of the royal family. They were dedicated to Queen Charlotte, the Prince Regent and his brother Frederick, Duke of York, respectively. Prominent watercolorists, draftsmen and aquatint engravers contributed their talents to these publications. The publication and prints are held in several museums and collections, including: The Metropolitan Museum, The British Museum, The Yale Center for British Art and The Royal Collection.
William Henry Pyne was an English writer, illustrator and painter. He was trained at a drawing academy in London and first exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1790. He excelled at topographical scenes, often including groups of people which were rendered in pen, ink and watercolor. He was a founder of the Old Water-Colour Society in 1804 but he later resigned when the group refused to to expand its membership to more than 24 artists. He collaborated with the well known publisher Rudolph Ackermann on several publications.
