Lot 89
89
Richard Parkes Bonington (1802-1828)
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Richard Parkes Bonington (1802-1828)

The Pont de la Concorde with the Tuileries from the Cour de la Reine, Paris

Details
Richard Parkes Bonington (1802-1828)
The Pont de la Concorde with the Tuileries from the Cour de la Reine, Paris
signed with initials 'RPB' and dated indistinctly '1827' (lower right)
pencil and watercolour, heightened with touches of bodycolour
5¼ x 8 1/8 in. (13.5 x 20.7 cm.)
Provenance
Mr. S.A. Peto (+); Christie's, London, 28 April 1944, lot 139 (280 gns to Agnew's).
with Agnew's, London.
Mrs Humphrey Neame; Sotheby's, London, 15 July 1976, lot 71.
Exhibited
King's Lynn, King's Lynn Festival, 22 July- 5 August 1961, no. 23. London, Agnew's, Loan Exhibition of Pictures and Drawings by R.P.Bonington, February-March 1962, no. 34.
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Lot Essay

Bonington executed numerous watercolours of Parisian views in the last two years of his life. He had moved to Calais with his family in 1817 and later settled in Paris. Thomas Shotter Boys (1803-1874), who was Bonington's constant companion at this time also illustrated the same view of the Seine. It has been suggested that the two artists painted this view from nature, sitting side by side. For further details on the Boys versions of this view, see J. Roundell, Thomas Shotter Boys, 1974, London, p. 72. Another version of the present watercolour by Bonington was sold in these Rooms, 11 November 1997, lot 120.

We are grateful to Patrick Noon for his help in preparing this catalogue entry.

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