Five studies of members of the Bedford family, including the Duchess of Bedford holding a trowel (illustrated); Cosmo Russell; Wriothesley Russell; a Study of Big Isabel; and an illustrated letter to Romilly

Sir Edwin Henry Landseer, R.A. (London 1802-1873) Five studies of members of the Bedford family, including the Duchess of Bedford holding a trowel (illustrated); Cosmo Russell; Wriothesley Russell; a Study of Big Isabel; and an illustrated letter to Romilly one with inscription 'Duchess of Bedford' (on the reverse), one with inscription 'Wriothesley Russell (lower centre) and with a further inscription (on the reverse), one with inscription and date 'Cosmo 1819' (lower right), one signed with initials (lower right) and with inscription 'Big Isabel' (lower left) and with a further indistinct inscription (lower right) two pen and brown ink, one with blind stamp 'Invergarry', watermark 'JOSEPH COLES/1833', two pencil and black chalk, heightened with white on buff paper, one black chalk on stone grey paper, one pencil 14 x 9 ¾ in. (35.6 x 24.7 cm.); and smaller (6)