Description: (RENAISSANCE GROTESQUE.) J. Green. Large collection of intricate 19th-century sketches of early Italian fresco ornament. Approximately 150 graphite, gouache, and watercolor studies on 85 sheets of heavy wove paper (many with very partial "JWhatman" watermark). Sheets 14½x10 inches or smaller; minor soiling; all signed J.Green in ink. Vp, mid-late nineteenth century
Footnote: A delightful archive of Renaissance grotesque motifs carefully studied and drawn to miniature by a skilled British(?) tourist, J. Green.