Dwellings in the Himalayan foothills

Details

Colonel Robert Smith (1787-1873)
Dwellings in the Himalayan foothills
signed and dated 'RSmith/1814' (lower left)
pencil and watercolour with scratching out, watermark '[B]UDGEN & WILMOTT/1809', unframed
9¾ x 16 1/8 in. (24.7 x 40.9 cm.)

Provenance

Sabin Galleries, London, December 1975, where purchased for the present collection.

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Lot Essay

The present watercolour stylistically shows the influence of the work of George Chinnery, whom Smith was likely to have met whilst serving as an Aide de Camp in Calcutta, where Chinnery was resident from 1802-1825. The building depicted is a typical Himalayan gabled house.

For a note on the artist please see lot 26, and for other works by the artist please see lots 27, 28, 82 and 85.

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