Two original coloured lithographs from The Grammar of Ornament by Owen Jones (1809-68).
Plates no. XII and XIII.
Size: 33 x 23 cms or 13 x 9 inches.
Plate No XII shows ornament from a sculptured pavement at Kouyunjik; painted ornaments from Nimroud; sculptured pavement at Kouyunjik; painted ornament from Nimroud and sacred trees from Nimroud.
Plate XIII shows enamelled bricks from Khorsabad; ornament from a King’s dress from Khorsaba; ornaments on a bronze shield from Khorsabad; ornaments from a bronze vessel from Nimroud, enamelled bricks from Khorsabad; ornament from a battering ram from Khorsabad; ornament from a bronze vessel, Nimroud and enamelled bricks from Khorsabad, Nimroud and Bashikhah.
Sheets describing the ornament are attached .
Condition: The plates are, but for small marks on their white borders, quite fresh. The top right hand corner of each is slightly bumped. There is a dark mark at the bottom left hand corner of one that seems to be a printing flaw. The paper upon which they are printed is lightly tanned.
