George Sidney Shepherd, N.W.S. (circa 1801-1861)

The Obelisk, St. George's Circus, London

Details

George Sidney Shepherd, N.W.S. (circa 1801-1861)
The Obelisk, St. George's Circus, London
indistinctly inscribed (upper right)
pencil, pen and brown ink and watercolour, with scratching out
7 x 10.5/8 in. (19.1 x 27.3 cm.)

Lot Essay

This watercolour depicts the obelisk at St. George's Circus in 1771. Beyond the obelisk to the left of the composition is the Indigent Blind School, founded in 1799. The building was remodelled in 'domestic Gothic' style by John Newman in 1834.

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