Scarborough from the strand

Details

William Roxby Beverley (1811-1889)
Scarborough from the strand
signed 'W.R. Beverley' (on an old fragment attached to the reverse, overmounted)
pencil and watercolour, bodycolour and gum arabic, with scratching out
3¾ x 13½ in. (9.5 x 34.3 cm.)

Provenance

Anon. sale, Sotheby's, London, 13 March 1986, lot 181.

Literature

G. Bauer, Le Siècle d'Or de l'Aquarelle Anglaise, Anthèse, 1998, p. 148, pl. 206, illustrated in colour.
W. Hauptman, L'Âge d'Or de l'Aquarelle Anglaise 1770-1900, Lausanne, 1999, p. 190, no. 127, illustrated in colour.

Exhibited

Lausanne, Fondation de l'Hermitage, L'Âge d'Or de l'Aquarelle Anglaise 1770-1900, 22 January - 24 May 1999, no. 127.

Special notice

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Lot Essay

Roxby Beverley's family added the second part to their name having stayed at Beverley, east Yorkshire and developed an affection for the town. On occasions William omitted the last 'e' from the spelling.
The Collection of F.L. Jenks sold at Christie's on 30 January 1974 included six similar watercolours.
In style he is a follower of Bonington and he was both a friend and pupil of Clarkson Stanfield.

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