The Gray and Gleadah Prints of Canada Set of eight, 1828 GRAY, James (fl.1828). [Prints of Canada.] London: Willett and Blandford, 1828. "Of extreme rarity" and "extremely fine ... in a class by themselves in the Canadian field" (Spendlove). "In the year 1828 seven coloured aquatints of Canada from drawings by James Gray were engraved by Joshua Gleadah and J. Ryall. They were published by Willett & Blandford, London, and dedicated to Sir Peregrine Maitland, Lieutenant Governor, and the Gentlemen of Upper Canada. The set is of extreme rarity, and the present writer has heard of only two other sets in addition to the beautiful proof-before-letters set in the Sigmund Samuel Collection. This is an extremely fine set of prints, distinguished both for clearness of outline and for richness of colour; in the latter respect these prints are probably in a class by themselves in the Canadian field. The colouring was done in water-colour, and has that richness of tone that one associates with oil paintings or the prints of George Baxter ... [the prints are] full of motion; boats are moving rapidly through the water, birds are flying, and flags blown by the wind" (ibid). The dedication to Sir Peregrine Maitland, et al, is in the caption to each print. The views comprise: 1. Horse Shoe Fall of the Falls of Niagara from the Upper Bank of the British Shore 2. General View of the Falls of Niagara from the British Shore 3. A View of Brockville, Upper Canada, from Umbrella Island 4. Montreal from St Helen’s Island 5. York from Gibralter Point 6. Kingston from Fort Henery 7. Quebec, from Point Levi 8. Falls of Montmorenci from the east bank Only seven plates were known to Spendlove, but here we have eight, with the eighth being "Falls of Montmorenci from the East Bank," engraved by Joshua Gleadah This plate is held in the Coverdale Collection at the Library and Archives Canada, accessed in 1970. All of the prints are individually rare, and this set of eight appears to be unique. Eight hand-colored aquatint engravings after the drawings of James Gray by Joshua Gleadah (7) and J. Ryall (1), 348 x 596mm. (Toned, scattered small edge chips and repaired tears, pls. 2 & 4 browned, pls. 2 & 8 trimmed to plate edges and laid down, pl. 3 with some stains in sky, pl. 4 with repaired tear 1.5" into image, pl. 5 spots in upper margin. pl. 6 toned area on right, pl. 7 with small edge chips and a repaired tear outside of neat line.) Individually matted; modern chemise and quarter morocco solander box. Provenance: The Winkworth Collection (Christie's, 1 April 2015, lot 201).
The Gray and Gleadah Prints of Canada Set of eight, 1828 GRAY, James (fl.1828). [Prints of Canada.] London: Willett and Blandford, 1828. "Of extreme rarity" and "extremely fine ... in a class by themselves in the Canadian field" (Spendlove). "In the year 1828 seven coloured aquatints of Canada from drawings by James Gray were engraved by Joshua Gleadah and J. Ryall. They were published by Willett & Blandford, London, and dedicated to Sir Peregrine Maitland, Lieutenant Governor, and the Gentlemen of Upper Canada. The set is of extreme rarity, and the present writer has heard of only two other sets in addition to the beautiful proof-before-letters set in the Sigmund Samuel Collection. This is an extremely fine set of prints, distinguished both for clearness of outline and for richness of colour; in the latter respect these prints are probably in a class by themselves in the Canadian field. The colouring was done in water-colour, and has that richness of tone that one associates with oil paintings or the prints of George Baxter ... [the prints are] full of motion; boats are moving rapidly through the water, birds are flying, and flags blown by the wind" (ibid). The dedication to Sir Peregrine Maitland, et al, is in the caption to each print. The views comprise: 1. Horse Shoe Fall of the Falls of Niagara from the Upper Bank of the British Shore 2. General View of the Falls of Niagara from the British Shore 3. A View of Brockville, Upper Canada, from Umbrella Island 4. Montreal from St Helen’s Island 5. York from Gibralter Point 6. Kingston from Fort Henery 7. Quebec, from Point Levi 8. Falls of Montmorenci from the east bank Only seven plates were known to Spendlove, but here we have eight, with the eighth being "Falls of Montmorenci from the East Bank," engraved by Joshua Gleadah This plate is held in the Coverdale Collection at the Library and Archives Canada, accessed in 1970. All of the prints are individually rare, and this set of eight appears to be unique. Eight hand-colored aquatint engravings after the drawings of James Gray by Joshua Gleadah (7) and J. Ryall (1), 348 x 596mm. (Toned, scattered small edge chips and repaired tears, pls. 2 & 4 browned, pls. 2 & 8 trimmed to plate edges and laid down, pl. 3 with some stains in sky, pl. 4 with repaired tear 1.5" into image, pl. 5 spots in upper margin. pl. 6 toned area on right, pl. 7 with small edge chips and a repaired tear outside of neat line.) Individually matted; modern chemise and quarter morocco solander box. Provenance: The Winkworth Collection (Christie's, 1 April 2015, lot 201).
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