Saint Paul's, London, seen from Ludgate Hill
Maker
George Sidney Shepherd (artist)
1784-1861
1784-1861
Title
Saint Paul's, London, seen from Ludgate Hill
Date of Production
1831 - 1837
Medium
graphite, pen and grey ink, watercolour and bodycolour on wove paper, with grey ink framing lines, laid down on laid paper support with black leather-like borders
Dimensions
Height: 21.3 cm
Width: 15.4 cm
Width: 15.4 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.3324
Mode of Acquisition
Robert Clermont Witt, bequest, 1952
Credit
The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Copyright
Work in the public domain
Location
Not currently on display
Keywords
Provenance
anonymous sale, Christie's (London), 24 September 1943, lot 67; purchased there by Colnaghi (London), on behalf of Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b (verso, lower left) (£6.6); Witt Bequest 1952
Literature
Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 46
p. 46
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: along upper edge: a name but not legible, possibly "WHATMAN".
Collector's mark: Verso (backing sheet): lower left corner, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Verso (backing sheet): upper centre, graphite, faded and hard to read: “St Pauls from Ludgate Hill”; lower centre, graphite, Witt number: “3324”. Mount (removed, see photo), Recto: lower right, graphite: “George Sidney Shepherd / op. 1821-1860 / St. Paul's from Ludgate Hill”.
Collector's mark: Verso (backing sheet): lower left corner, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Verso (backing sheet): upper centre, graphite, faded and hard to read: “St Pauls from Ludgate Hill”; lower centre, graphite, Witt number: “3324”. Mount (removed, see photo), Recto: lower right, graphite: “George Sidney Shepherd / op. 1821-1860 / St. Paul's from Ludgate Hill”.
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