Lot #4: Pendant Pair of Antique Late Georgian 1700's to Early 1800's Prints in Original Frames by J.H. Benwell and Francesco Bartolozzi

Pendant Pair of Antique Late Georgian 1700's to Early 1800's Prints in Original Frames by J.H. Benwell and Francesco Bartolozzi. A St. Giles's Beauty" and "A St. James's Beauty," J.H. Benwell and Francesco Bartolozzi. Excellent condition. Note that the backing paper appears to have never been removed from both, as sections are still intact, one with an overlayed title label. J.H. Benwell and Francesco Bartolozzi collaborated on 18th-century stipple engravings and etchings, most famously the pendant pair "A St. Giles's Beauty" and "A St. James's Beauty," published on September 8, 1783, by E.M. Diemar in London. These popular antique works feature oval portrait studies of young women. Pickup category timeslot {A}