Lot Essay
Matthiason attended Elizabeth College where his father was a master, from about 1843 to 1845. He became drawing-master at the College, but died at the age of twenty, being replaced by Paul Jacob Naftel.
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Elizabeth College, Guernsey
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John Henry Matthiason (Bedford early 19th Century)
Elizabeth College, Guernsey
signed and dated 'J.H.Matthiason 1843' (lower right) and inscribed as titled
watercolour, on paper, unframed
14½ x 24 3/8in. (36.8 x 62cm.)
Elizabeth College, Guernsey
signed and dated 'J.H.Matthiason 1843' (lower right) and inscribed as titled
watercolour, on paper, unframed
14½ x 24 3/8in. (36.8 x 62cm.)
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