A 19th-century album amicorum comprising 26 sheets: - Lot 2

A 19th-century album amicorum comprising 26 sheets: -14 sheets attributed to Nicolas DELERIVE (Lille 1755 – Lisbon 1818), including 11 figure studies, 2 tree studies, and a landscape depicting a waterfall (black pencil, brown wash, watercolor) (some bear a perforated stamp at the bottom; a few are signed) -11 miscellaneous drawings, including 2 landscapes annotated “Howell,” 1 soldier annotated “Orlowski,” 2 landscapes annotated “Hardy,” 2 drawings dated and monogrammed 1818, 1 portrait in pen and brown ink, 1 in black pencil, and 1 depiction of Christ with the crown of thorns (some bear the perforated stamp) -2 engravings. Album dimensions: 43.7 x 29 cm On the cover, an indistinct annotation: “Album of M.M. da’C. Pofsert?” Album partially disassembled, with creases and small stains Appraiser: BAYSER Gallery