19th century watercolour of young girl signed by Edwin Dalton Smith and dated “1843”. Old label on verso for Abbot & Holder, 30 museum street WC1A 1LH. 17 inches by 21 inches. Edwin Dalton Smith (1800- 1866/83) was an English artist and engraver, a painter of portraits and a botanical illustrator. His father was the engraver Anker Smith (1759- 1819) and his home was in Chelsea, London. Most of his work was exhibited during the period 1816-47 - some 66 of his works were displayed at the Royal Academy and another 13 at Suffolk Street Galleries. The A boy& Holder gallery has been located at 30 Museum Street, London WC1 since 1987. The gallery's clients have included the UK Government Art Collection and Abbott and Holder's near neighbour, the British Museum. Over four and fifty hundred works on paper at the British Museum have come from them. Many other prominent institutions from around the world also have work that passed their hands including the National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa, Art Gallery of New South Wales in Sydney, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.