Lot Essay
Despite being a particularly vulnerable target, St Paul's Cathedral was remarkably unharmed during the aerial bombardment of the Second World War.
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After the Blitz; St Paul's from Newgate Street
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Richard George Mathews (1870-1955)
After the Blitz; St Paul's from Newgate Street
signed 'R.G. Mathews' (lower right) and inscribed and dated 'St Pauls from Newgate Street. January 5-7th.1941' (lower left)
pencil, chalk and watercolour
13 x 16¼ in. (33 x 41.3 cm.) and similar
and two other views of London by the same artist; the view looking north west from Fore Street and a view of a war-damaged building. (3)
After the Blitz; St Paul's from Newgate Street
signed 'R.G. Mathews' (lower right) and inscribed and dated 'St Pauls from Newgate Street. January 5-7th.1941' (lower left)
pencil, chalk and watercolour
13 x 16¼ in. (33 x 41.3 cm.) and similar
and two other views of London by the same artist; the view looking north west from Fore Street and a view of a war-damaged building. (3)
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