* Esdaile (William, 1758-1837). A collection of 21 pen and ink sketches after William Hogarth, 21 small pen and black or brown ink studies of heads, taken from figures in prints by William Hogarth (1697-1764), on laid paper, 10 of which are signed with initials by William Esdaile, many with handwritten caption giving the identity of the figure (Don Quixote, Sancho, Southwark Fair, Dr. Vaccuum, Dr. Roch, Landlady, Inn Yard, Waiter, 2nd Stage of Cruelty) each irregularly cut down, and mounted on old backing card, 50 x 50 mm (2 x 2 ins), or smallerQty: (21)NOTESWilliam Esdaile (1758-1837), son of a Lord Mayor of London, a banker who worked for the family firm Esdaile, Hammet & Co., at 21 Lombard Street, London. From an early age, he was a collector of of Old Master prints and drawings, and a regular attendee at the auction rooms. His collection, one of the most important in England at the time, was sold off in a number of sales at Christie's between 1838 and 1840, at prices sadly often well below their original cost.