Lot Essay
It has been suggested that the present watercolours were executed for engraving and publication, possibly for Tillotson's Album of Scottish Scenery, 1831.
Stirling Castle; and A ruined castle on a shore
Details
Peter de Wint, O.W.S. (1784-1849)
Stirling Castle; and A ruined castle on a shore
pencil, brown wash, with scratching out, vignette
7 x 5.5/8 in. (17.8 x 14.2 cm.)
a pair (2)
Stirling Castle; and A ruined castle on a shore
pencil, brown wash, with scratching out, vignette
7 x 5.5/8 in. (17.8 x 14.2 cm.)
a pair (2)
Provenance
Miss G.M. Bostock, companion of Miss H.H. Tatlock, the artist's grand-daughter.
with Michael Spratt, Guildford.
with Michael Spratt, Guildford.
Exhibited
Lincoln, The Usher Art Gallery, Peter de Wint Exhibition, 1937, nos. 219 and 215.