Lot Essay
In 1829 Cox and his family took lodgings at Gravesend. Mrs Cox's sister, Mrs Hills, occupied apartments in the same street, and several drawings of Gravesend and the River Thames resulted from this stay.
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Shipping off Gravesend
Details
David Cox, Sen., O.W.S. (1783-1859)
Shipping off Gravesend
signed 'D. Cox 1829' (lower left)
pencil and watercolour, heightened with touches of bodycolour
5¼ x 7 1/8 in. (13.5 x 18 cm.)
Shipping off Gravesend
signed 'D. Cox 1829' (lower left)
pencil and watercolour, heightened with touches of bodycolour
5¼ x 7 1/8 in. (13.5 x 18 cm.)
Provenance
with Palser Gallery, London, where purchased by
Sir John Braithwaite and by descent to the present owner.
Sir John Braithwaite and by descent to the present owner.
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