Lieutenant F. Hennah

Brazil and Portugal, 1825. Fourteen views comprising: Rio. Part of the Town. Hill of Tejuca in the distance (No 6. Rio); Villa Nova. Rio (A view from Villa Nova, 7 Augt 1825); Rio de Janeiro (Rio de Janeiro from the Braganza side); Tejuca -- Brazils.

Found at Christies, London
Exploration and Travel, Lot 92
26. Sep - 27. Sep 2007
Estimate: 10.000 - 15.000 GBP
Price realised: 11.250 GBP
Lieutenant F. Hennah (active 1820s)
Brazil and Portugal, 1825. Fourteen views comprising: Rio. Part of the Town. Hill of Tejuca in the distance (No 6. Rio); Villa Nova. Rio (A view from Villa Nova, 7 Augt 1825); Rio de Janeiro (Rio de Janeiro from the Braganza side); Tejuca -- Brazils. (No. 5 Tejuca Rio de Janeiro); Rio de Janeiro from the bay; Rio Harbour (Sugar Loaf North. Round Island NNE); Near Rio de Janeiro; Rio de Janeiro (No. 3 Rio de Janeiro); Near Tejuca (No I -- near Tejuca Rio de Janeiro); From Villegagnon Rio de Janeiro.; Rio Harbour NbW.; Lord Hood's Nose, or Gavia NWBW½W; Cpe St. John SBW½W and Land distance about 7 leagues. (with a profile of Cape St John SE on the reverse); and From St Catherine's Convent Lisbon (From S. Catherine's Convent 1825)
one signed 'F. Hennah.' (lower right), four signed with initials 'FH', one signed 'F. Hennah' on the reverse, one signed with ititials 'FH' on the reverse, some inscribed as titled, numbered and two dated (Villa Nova. Rio 1825 and Lisbon 1825) on the reverse, the majority of the mounts with inscription 'Drawn by Lieut Hennah', 'Drawn by Mr. Hennah', or 'By Lieut Hennah' and with inscriptions as titled
six watercolour, seven sepia wash, one pencil on paper
10 1/8 x 16 1/8in. (25.7 x 41cm.) and smaller
unframed (14)

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The work Brazil and Portugal, 1825. Fourteen views comprising: Rio. Part of the Town. Hill of Tejuca in the distance (No 6. Rio); Villa Nova. Rio (A view from Villa Nova, 7 Augt 1825); Rio de Janeiro (Rio de Janeiro from the Braganza side); Tejuca -- Brazils. by Lieutenant F. Hennah was sold in the Exploration and Travel auction at Christies in London in September 2007. The estimated price for the artwork was previously given by the auction house with a range of GBP 10,000.00 – 15,000.00, the actual price achieved of GBP 11,250.00 (€ 16,131.67) could thus just exceed the lower estimate. Even if this result could not surprise positively, Brazil and Portugal, 1825. Fourteen views comprising: Rio. Part of the Town. Hill of Tejuca in the distance (No 6. Rio); Villa Nova. Rio (A view from Villa Nova, 7 Augt 1825); Rio de Janeiro (Rio de Janeiro from the Braganza side); Tejuca -- Brazils. is the most expensive artwork by Lieutenant F. Hennah that we have observed at auctions so f

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Die Arbeit Brazil and Portugal, 1825. Fourteen views comprising: Rio. Part of the Town. Hill of Tejuca in the distance (No 6. Rio); Villa Nova. Rio (A view from Villa Nova, 7 Augt 1825); Rio de Janeiro (Rio de Janeiro from the Braganza side); Tejuca -- Brazils. von Lieutenant F. Hennah wurde im September 2007 in der Auktion Exploration and Travel bei Christies in London versteigert. Der Schätzpreis für das Kunstwerk wurde von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit einer Spanne von GBP 10.000,00 – 15.000,00 angegeben, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis von GBP 11.250,00 (€ 16.131,67) konnte den unteren Schätzpreis somit knapp übertreffen. Auch wenn das Ergebnis damit nicht positiv überraschen konnte, ist Brazil and Portugal, 1825. Fourteen views comprising: Rio. Part of the Town. Hill of Tejuca in the distance (No 6. Rio); Villa Nova. Rio (A view from Villa Nova, 7 Augt 1825); Rio de Janeiro (Rio de Janeiro from the Braganza side); Tejuca -- Brazils. das teuerste Kunstwerk von Lieuten

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