Sous-série HCO/1/1/2/3 - Paintings of Tulips used in 'The Book of the Tulip' (1929) Sir A Daniel Hall

Extent: 1 folder, 5 paintings

Set of 4 watercolour paintings of pairs of tulips showing 2 tulips on a single stem side by side on white card used in 'The Book of the Tulip' (1929) by Sir A Daniel Hall.: 1. Watercolour on white card (23.6 x 14.8 cm) of two tulips, grey/mauve and pink 'Darwin Tulips' as in Plate XVII, p140 in 'The Book of the Tulip' (1929) by Sir A Daniel Hall. Left to right: 'Rev H Ewbank' and 'Suzon'. Signed 'HCO'. nd [c 1929]. Back inscribed with correct tulip names but 'Plate XXI' not XVII as used in book. 2.Watercolour on white card (23.3 x 17.1 cm) of two tulips, red with purple centres, as in Plate XIX, p156 in 'The Book of the Tulip' (1929) by Sir A Daniel Hall. Left to right: 'Isis' and 'Millet'. Signed 'HCO'. Back inscribed with correct tulip names but 'Plate XXII' not XIX as used in book. 3. Watercolour on white card (23.9 x 18.4 cm) of two tulips, purple with yellow centre and red with white centre, as in Plate XV, p124 in 'The Book of the Tulip' (1929) by Sir A Daniel Hall. Left to right: 'Velvet King' and 'Dipper'. Signed 'HCO'. Back inscribed with correct tulip names but 'Plate XX' not XV as used in book. 4.Watercolour on white card (20.6 x 19.0 cm) of two tulips, Broken tulips, stripy 'feathered' purpilish red and white, as in Plate XXIII, p188 in 'The Book of the Tulip' (1929) by Sir A Daniel Hall. Left to right: 'Mabel'' and 'Lady Moyra Cavendish'. Signed 'HCO'. Back inscribed with correct tulip names but 'Plate XXIV' not XXIII as used in book.

Admin History: See painting of two morillo tulips on display in RBR (HCO/ )