Lot 174: Charles William Day (British, active 1815-1854) A collection of twenty works on paper depicting the landscape, flora and fauna of the West Indies 13 x 21.5 cm (5 1/8 x 8 7/16in) and smaller. (20)

Charles William Day
(British, active 1815-1854)
A collection of twenty works on paper depicting the landscape, flora and fauna of the West Indiesvariously inscribed and annotated variously pen and black and brown ink, sepia wash and watercolour 13 x 21.5 cm (5 1/8 x 8 7/16in) and smaller. (20)mounted but unframed

Provenance: The collection of the late Mrs Maureen Hanton.British born; Day was based in the West Indies from 1846-1851, travelling through Barbados, St. Vincent, Bequia, Grenada, Trinidad, St. Lucia, Martinique, Guadeloupe, Les Saintes, Dominica, Nevis, Barbuda and Antigua. During his travels he took care to document the places and people that he saw, and upon his return to England he wrote his book 'Five Years Residence in the West Indies', which was published in 1852 in two volumes by Colburn & Co., London. Some of the drawings from the collection on offer here were engraved to illustrate this book.