Peter de Wint, O.W.S. (Stone, Staffordshire 1784-1849 London)

Barges at Lambeth, London

Details

Peter de Wint, O.W.S. (Stone, Staffordshire 1784-1849 London)
Barges at Lambeth, London
pencil and watercolour on paper
8 5/8 x 7½ in. (21.9 x 19 cm.)

Provenance

Harriet de Wint, the artist's wife.
Mrs H. Tatlock, the artist's daughter.
Miss H.H. Tatlock, the artist's granddaughter.
Miss Muriel Grace Bostock, her companion.
Sir Geoffrey Harmsworth, Bt.
with Agnew's, London, 1990.
Monsieur and Madame Gerald Bauer; Christie's, London, 22 January 2003, lot 39.

Literature

G. Bauer, Le Siècle d'Or de l'Aquarelle Anglaise, 1998, p. 109 and pl. 141.
W. Hauptman, L'Age d'Or de l'Aquarelle Anglaise 1770-1900, ex. cat., Lausanne, 1999, no. 72, p. 123.

Exhibited

Lincoln, Usher Art Gallery, Peter de Wint, 1937, no. 173.
London, Agnew's, 117th Annual Exhibition of Watercolours and Drawings, 1990, no. 63, illustrated, as 'All Saints Church Fulham'.
Lausanne, Fondation de l'Hermitage, L'Age d'Or de l'Aquarelle Anglaise 1770-1900, 22 January - 24 May 1999, no. 72.
London, W/S Fine Art, Summer 2008, no. 35.

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Lot Essay

De Wint's Thames view shows barges near St Mary's Church, Lambeth, beside Lambeth Palace. The tower, which survives, is 14th Century, the body of the church was rebuilt shortly after de Wint's death. The church is now home to the Museum of Garden History.

For a note on the provenance see lot 74.

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