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A view of St. Martin's Court
Title
[A view of St. Martin's Court] [art original].
Production
[England], [ca. 1765]
Physical Description
1 drawing : pen and ink and watercolor ; visible image 17.8 x 21 cm, mounted to 21.5 x 25 cm, framed in matte 24.5 x 28 cm
Medium
laid paper.
Notes
Title and date from dealer's description.
See Lowell Libson & Jonny Yarker Ltd, Recent Acquisitions, 2019/2020, pp. 46-49. fuller description and history.
Provenance
Private collection, UK, to 1993; afterwards at Leger Galleries; private collection, acquired from Leger Galleries in 1994; and by descent to 2019. Purchased by The Lewis Walpole Library from Lowell Libson & Jonny Yarker Ltd, July 2020.
Summary
Watercolor drawing that provides a view from the back window of a house on the west side of St Martin’s Lane and shows the buildings running behind St Martin’s Lane. Identifiable on the right of the image is the building occupied by the bookseller John Noble, as Sandby has included his shop sign, a bust of Dryden, placed over his door and a trade sign advertising his circulating library. In the projecting bay-window to the right of the composition, a man can be seen at work.
Format
Images
Added to Catalog
August 07, 2020
References
Thomas Sandby, A View of St. Martin's Court. The Lewis Walpole Library, Yale University.
Cite as
Thomas Sandby, A View of St. Martin's Court. The Lewis Walpole Library, Yale University.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Ink drawings - British - 18th century.
Watercolors - British - 18th century.
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