William Callow, R.W.S. (1812-1908)
William Callow, R.W.S. (1812-1908)

Boulogne at low tide, France

Details
William Callow, R.W.S. (1812-1908)
Boulogne at low tide, France
pencil and watercolour
6¼ x 8¾ in. (16 x 22.5 cm.)
Provenance
with Agnew's, London, 1858 (15 gns. to Trefall).
Exhibited
Beaconsfield, David Messum, Les Jeunes Romantiques, June 1980.

Lot Essay

Callow went to Boulogne in 1837 on his way to Paris. He writes in his autobiography 'On returning to Paris in November, I and my brother went by boat from London to Boulogne....I was principally painting sea-pieces at the time; they were quite a novelty in Paris, and I received many orders for them...' (H.M. Cundall, ed., William Callow, R.W.S., F.R.G.S. an autobiography, London, 1908, p. 63).

We are grateful to John Zwemmer, for his help in preparing this catalogue entry.

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