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Saint Paul's, London, seen from Ludgate Hill

Maker

George Sidney Shepherd (artist)
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

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

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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

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”.

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