Interior of the church of St. Saveur, Caen

Details

David Roberts, R.A. (1796-1864)
Interior of the church of St. Saveur, Caen
signed and dated 'D. Roberts/1830.' (lower left)
pencil and watercolour with gum arabic, heightened with touches of bodycolour
12¼ x 9 in. (31.1 x 22.8 cm.)

Provenance

The Newall Collection; Christie's, 13 December 1979, lot 58.
with Spink, London, 1979.
with Spink, London, 1992.

Exhibited

London, Walker's Galleries, Exhibition of Old Prints and Drawings, 1915, no. 43, illustrated facing p. 5.

Special notice

No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 15% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

Lot Essay

This is Roberts' most elaborate version of this subject, of which four other watercolours and three oils are recorded (see H. Guiterman and B. Llewellyn, David Roberts, London, 1986, no. 63). The church was used as a grain store in Roberts' time.

We are grateful to Briony Llewellyn for her help in preparing this catalogue entry.

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