Collection John Balli, de Londres : Catalogue des importants tableaux modernes aquarelles & pastels par Bonheur (Rosa), Corot, Daubigny (Ch.), Delacroix (Eug.). Dias (N.), Harpignies, Isabey (E.), Lhermitte (Leon), Rousseau (Th.), Schreyer, Troyon (C.), Veyrassat, Van Marcke, Whistler, Importante aquarelle de Meissonier, 1807
This is a Paris auction catalogue from 1913, published by Galerie Georges Petit for the sale of the John Balli collection of London, with plates of modern paintings, watercolours and pastels by Corot, Daubigny, Delacroix, Rousseau, Troyon and others. The plates are monochrome photographic reproductions of landscapes, interiors and rural scenes, showing tonal values, tree silhouettes and figures in open country that a designer could use as reference for atmospheric compositions and etched-line effects.
