Print: Le Blond. This a full uncut sheet, as taken from the printing press showing Le Blond’s Regal and Fancy Sets of needle box prints. Quite often found as sheets of 10 but a lot harder to find as an uncut sheet of 20
 
These sheets were intended to be cut into 20 separate small images to be stuck to the lid of small boxes containing sewing needles. Please see HERE for more information. Most of the images are miniatures of other prints by Le Blond. The prints are:
 
Prince Albert in St. James' Park - Queen Victoria at Windsor - Her Majesty leaving Portsmouth Harbour - Her Majesty at Balmoral - Her Majesty Opening Parliament - Her Majesty at Balmoral - The Great Exhibition – Venice - Brothers' Water Cumbria- Osborne House - The Sisters - Nearly ready for the bath - The Tyrolean Waltz - The flower maiden – Castle with man fishing - .
Queen Victoria on balcony - Prince Albert on balcony - In contemplative mood - Queen of the harem – River and bridge.
 
Date: 1851 – 1853

Approx size (cm ht x w): 2.6 x 4.7 (each print) 25 x 17 (sheet inc margins)
 
State: Complete and uncut sheet as taken from the printers press of 20 prints including the registration holes used to align the colour blocks
 
Condition: Excellent colours, some foxing spots to the page edges and a small repaired tear to the top border well clear of the prints