Lot Essay
'Winton' is the old name for Winchester, and is a corruption of the original Roman name Venta Belgarum.
The Close, Winchester
Details
George Frederick Prosser, (fl.1828-1868)
The Close, Winchester
signed and inscribed 'The Close/WINTON/G E Prosser' (lower left, overmounted)
pencil and watercolour heightened with white and with touches of gum arabic
14 7/8 x 20½ in. (37.8 x 52.1 cm.)
The Close, Winchester
signed and inscribed 'The Close/WINTON/G E Prosser' (lower left, overmounted)
pencil and watercolour heightened with white and with touches of gum arabic
14 7/8 x 20½ in. (37.8 x 52.1 cm.)