Lot 133: * Craig (William Marshall, 1765-1834). A

* Craig (William Marshall, 1765-1834). A collection of thirteen sketches, mostly pen & ink, but some pencil, on paper, incl. three with a series of studies for Oliver Goldsmith's Poetical Works, pub. 1804, one with studies for The Economy of Human Life by Dodsley, an oval head & shoulders portrait of a young lady, and a study of heads, 23.5 x 19cm (9.25 x 7.5ins) and smaller, all tipped-in to paper mounts, contained in clear pockets in a plastic folder. William Marshall Craig exhibited at the Royal Academy between 1788 and 1827. He worked as a miniature and portrait painter, as well as painting domestic scenes, rustic figures and landscapes. He also excelled as a draughtsman on wood, and as a book illustrator. Craig was drawing master to Princess Charlotte of Wales, miniature painter to the Duke and Duchess of York, and painter in watercolours to Queen Charlotte. (1)