The interior of the Chapterhouse, Toledo Cathedral

Details

John Frederick Lewis, R.A., P.O.W.S. (1805-1876)
The interior of the Chapterhouse, Toledo Cathedral
pencil, watercolour and gum arabic
7¼ x 10 in. (18.4 x 25.4 cm.)

Provenance

Anon. sale, Sotheby's, London, 10 April 1997, lot 142.

Literature

G. Bauer, Le Siècle d'Or de l'Aquarelle Anglaise, Anthèse, 1998, p. 130, pl. 175, illustrated in colour.
W. Hauptman, L'Âge d'Or de l'Aquarelle Anglaise 1770-1900, Lausanne, 1999, p. 162, no. 103, 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. 103.

Engraved

C. Hullmandel after Lewis for Sketches of Spain & Spanish Character made during his Tour in that Country, in the years 1833-34, London, no. 24 'Sala Capitular (Chapter House), Cathedral of Toledo'.

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Lot Essay

Lewis left England for Spain in the summer of 1832, reaching Madrid in late July. In the early autumn he left Madrid for Granada, spending several days in Toledo on the way. The present watercolour, one of only a few views of Toledo, served as the basis for the more elaborate watercolour which was lithographed by C. Hullmandel, op. cit. The lithograph is dated 1836 and one of a series of 24.
There is a watercolour of the Sacristy of Toledo Cathedral in the Art Gallery, Bolton.

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