Caernarvon Castle, Caernarvonshire, North Wales

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Edward Martindale Richardson (1810-1863)
Caernarvon Castle, Caernarvonshire, North Wales
signed and dated 'Edward Richardson 18[?]3' (lower left)
pencil and watercolour, heightened with touches of bodycolour
11 5/8 x 19½ in. (29.5 x 49.5 cm.)

Provenance

Edward Richardson (+); Christie's, London, 5 March 1885, lot 23 (6 gns to Richardson). Mrs J.W. Rich.

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Lot Essay

Edward Martindale Richardson was the second son of Thomas Miles Richardson, Sen. (1784-1848). He worked in a similar manner to his brother, Thomas Miles Richardson, Jun., R.W.S. (1813-1890). Like his sibling, he travelled throughout Britain and on the Continent. He exhibited in London from 1846 and was elected an Associate of the New Society of Painters in Water Colours in 1859.

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