b'129PAINTINGS & ARTWORKS1092A set of six framed 18th century English engravings of country seats and houses including:I.)Sherborn, The Seat of Sir Ralph Dutton Bar.tII.)Wotton, The Seat of Tho. Horton Esq.III.)Kempsford, The Seat of The Lord Viscount WeymouthIV.)Leckhampton, The Seat of The Rev.d Thomas NorwoodV.)Hullals Hill, The Seat of Sir Edward Furst BarttVI.)Southam, The Seat of Kinard de la Bere Esq.37 x 47cm each (6)$600800 1093THOMAS ROWLANDSON (1756 - 1827),The Comforts of Bath: Twelve Characteristic Engravings,London, 1798, by S.W. Fores, No.50 Piccadilly,each image individually framed and glazed.The 12 pieces are all 42 x 46cm overall.This series of hand-coloured engravings gives us Rowlandsons visual satire on the activities at Bath, whether bathing, gaming, dining, sitting for a portrait, enjoying a concert, dancing or romancing. In each scene, the figure of the rotund visitor to the Bath provides one point of view from which to view the scene, while Rowlandson gives us an outsiders view as well.The plates:1. The Physicians2. The Concert3. The Pump Room4. The Fish Market5. A Day Out Riding6. The Portrait7. The Baths8. The Games9. The Dinner10. The Dancing11. Public Breakfast12. Bath Races$2,0003,000Ex 1093'