An album of landscapes and studies from nature including views of Dorking; Box Hill; near Southend; near Leatherhead; Leith Hill from Cobham PArk; Epsom; Brighton (14); between Brighton and Shoreham; from Hollinbury Hill, Hove; near Shoreham (3); Southwick near Shoreham; Devil's Dyke; Ramsgate; Rottingdean; Near Lord Cavendish's, Eastbourne; Chalk Pit near Eastbourne; Beachy Head; Near Peckham Rye; London from Hill above Peckham Rye; Purfleet; Kensington Garden; Near Newhaven; Near Norwood; Yepvil; Downshire Hill; Hampstead; and a number of unidentified sky studies

Details

Joseph Michael Gandy, A.R.A. (1771-1843)
An album of landscapes and studies from nature including views of Dorking; Box Hill; near Southend; near Leatherhead; Leith Hill from Cobham PArk; Epsom; Brighton (14); between Brighton and Shoreham; from Hollinbury Hill, Hove; near Shoreham (3); Southwick near Shoreham; Devil's Dyke; Ramsgate; Rottingdean; Near Lord Cavendish's, Eastbourne; Chalk Pit near Eastbourne; Beachy Head; Near Peckham Rye; London from Hill above Peckham Rye; Purfleet; Kensington Garden; Near Newhaven; Near Norwood; Yepvil; Downshire Hill; Hampstead; and a number of unidentified sky studies
the majority inscribed and dated variously 15 July 1820-5 July 1826 (either on the drawing or on the page of the album), the album titled 'GANDY/VOL II/LANDSCAPE' (in gilt lettering on the spine) and with inscription 'Gandy's skeches/I/give/Maria' (by Richard Westmacott, on the inside cover)
pencil and watercolour, 97 watercolours, 96 laid down on the pages of the album
5 x 8 3/8 in. (12.5 x 21.3 cm.); and slightly smaller; the album 13¾ x 11 in. (35 x 28 cm.)

Provenance

Maria Poole, née Westmacott and by descent in the family to the present owner.

Special notice

No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis This lot is subject to Collection and Storage charges

Sale room notice

Please note the provenance should read Maria Poole, neé Westmacott and by descent in the family to the present owner and not as stated in the catalogue.

Lot Essay

Gandy entered the Royal Acadmey Schools in 1789 and won the silver medal that same year and the gold medal the following year. He is chiefly known today for his series of monumental paintings capturing the spirit of the work of the architect Sir John Soane, R.A. (1753-1837)

More from British Art on Paper

View All