Lot Essay
According to Selway, this picture was painted in 1838. During the winter of 1836-37, the National Gallery's façade was completed and the construction of Nelson's Column began in 1839.
THE PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE COLLECTOR, CANADA
James Pollard* (British, 1797-1867)
Trafalgar Square
Details
James Pollard* (British, 1797-1867)
Trafalgar Square
signed and indistinctly dated 'J Pollard 18..' lower left
oil on canvas
21¼ x 30½in. (54 x 77.5cm.)
Trafalgar Square
signed and indistinctly dated 'J Pollard 18..' lower left
oil on canvas
21¼ x 30½in. (54 x 77.5cm.)
Provenance
Mrs. Hugh J. Chisholm
Baltimore Museum of Art
Jack R. Dick; sale, Sotheby's London, October 31, 1973, lot 28 (+54,000)
With Arthur Ackermann & Son Ltd., London
Baltimore Museum of Art
Jack R. Dick; sale, Sotheby's London, October 31, 1973, lot 28 (+54,000)
With Arthur Ackermann & Son Ltd., London
Literature
N. C. Selway, The Golden Age of Coaching and Sport, 1972, p. 31, no. 113, illustrated
S. A. Walker, Sporting Art in England 1700-1900, 1972, p. 135, plate 81
S. A. Walker, Sporting Art in England 1700-1900, 1972, p. 135, plate 81