TRAHERNE-TALBOT FAMILY


TRAHERNE (CHARLOTTE LOUISA) A series of twelve nineteenth century watercolour albums recording "Grand Tours" of Europe undertaken by Charlotte Louise Traherne (neé Talbot) in 1830, and 1847-8, and c.1848-1850 by Jane Harriet Nicholl (neé Talbot), together approximately 882 watercolours and 70 pen and ink or pencil drawings, mostly mounted one per page (recto only), nearly all captioned (usually on the mount, some on manuscript index), the Traherne albums each have a manuscript title usually within a decorative ink border, standard size of watercolours 185 x 260mm. or similar, half morocco (the 5 volumes from 1847-8 uniform), one with loss to spine and one cover detached, 4to and small folio, [1830, 1847-1848-1850] (12)
|NINETEENTH CENTURY "GRAND TOUR" WATERCOLOUR ALBUMS by two good amateur female artists from the distinguished Welsh Traherne/Talbot family.Charlotte Louisa Traherne, daughter of Thomas Mansel Talbot of Margam & Penrice Castle in Glamorgan, married the Welsh antiquarian John Montgomery Traherne on 23 April 1830, after which they undertook a six month "Tour on the Continent". This journey through France, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland and Austria ("Six days in the Tyrol") is recorded with upwards of 470 watercolours and sketches (mostly views, but also regional costumes and customs, details of building exteriors/interiors and antiquities) in six albums. A second tour, in 1847-48, was primarily devoted to Italy visiting Belgium, Germany, and Austria en route, with towards 400 watercolours in five volumes.The final volume, titled "Round Rome" with the initials "J.H.H." on the upper cover, is attributable to Charlotte's sister Jane Harriet Nicholl (1796-1874), whose husband, John Nicholl, died whilst in Rome in 1853. This includes sixty-eight landscape and architectural views in Rome and the surrounding area.Provenance: By descent to the present owner.