A house situated on the banks of the Thames, near Hammersmith, with figures in the garden

Details

James Miller (fl.1773-1791)
A house situated on the banks of the Thames, near Hammersmith, with figures in the garden
signed 'James Miller' (lower right) and inscribed 'Banks of the Thames Hammersmith' (on the reverse)
pencil, pen and grey ink and watercolour, watermark 'J WHATMAN
10¼ x 15¼in. (26 x 38.7cm.)

Provenance

Sir Bruce Ingram.
Anon. sale, Christie's London, 18 November 1980, Lot 92 (sold £770) as 'Houses on the Banks of the Thames at Twickenham.'.

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Lot Essay

Probably the son of John Miller (c. 1715-1794), a flower painter and engraver, who moved to England from Germany. The present watercolour is typical of his charming topographical views of London. His work is very much in the vein of Paul Sandby (1730-1809) of whom he was a contemporary.

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