SAMUEL READ RWS (1815-1883)
SAMUEL READ RWS (1815-1883)
'The East End of Westminster Abbey' (1868)
titled, monogrammed and dated l.l., to backboard, watercolour
58 x 42cm
In his capacity as an illustrator for the 'Illustrated London News', Read contributed a series on the Cathedrals of England. It is likely that the present work was painting during that project. Extant prints after Read's Westminster views also include 'North Aisle' (1872) and 'Special Service in Westminster Abbey on Sunday Evening last' (ibid. 1861). Several other views of the interior of Westminster were later engraved by Read's old teacher, Whymper's son (see third image above, reproduced in Rev. C Bullock, 'Our Own Fireside Annual', London (1874).
Estimated at £400 - £600
Condition report:
Some time staining, unexamined out of frame.
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SAMUEL READ RWS (1815-1883)
'The East End of Westminster Abbey' (1868)
titled, monogrammed and dated l.l., to backboard, watercolour
58 x 42cm
In his capacity as an illustrator for the 'Illustrated London News', Read contributed a series on the Cathedrals of England. It is likely that the present work was painting during that project. Extant prints after Read's Westminster views also include 'North Aisle' (1872) and 'Special Service in Westminster Abbey on Sunday Evening last' (ibid. 1861). Several other views of the interior of Westminster were later engraved by Read's old teacher, Whymper's son (see third image above, reproduced in Rev. C Bullock, 'Our Own Fireside Annual', London (1874).
Estimated at £400 - £600
Condition report:
Some time staining, unexamined out of frame.
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