Paul Sandby, R.A. (1730-1809)

The path to Craven Hill, with Kensington Gardens

Details

Paul Sandby, R.A. (1730-1809)
The path to Craven Hill, with Kensington Gardens
with inscription 'The Path to Craven Hill/Kensington Garden in front/evening P. Sandby' (on the reverse)
pencil and watercolour
6.1/8 x 8.1/8 in. (15.5 x 20.6 cm.)

Provenance

with Appleby Brothers, London, 1959.

Exhibited

London, Appleby Brothers, April 1959.

Lot Essay

Paul Sandby moved to 4 St. George's Row, Bayswater in 1772 (later known as 23 Hyde Park Place) and painted many watercolours of the environs, then a semi-rural suburb of London.

Another watercolour of the Entrance to Kensington Gardens by Paul Sandby is in the Nottingham Castle Museum bequeathed by Lady F.E.J. Rich.

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