Bristol Harbour looking towards St Mary Redcliffe, Bristol

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Nicholas Pocock, O.W.S (1740-1821)
Bristol Harbour looking towards St Mary Redcliffe, Bristol
signed and dated 'Nicholas Pocock 1781' (lower left, in pen and ink wash border)
pencil, pen and ink and watercolour
14 x 21 in. (35.5 x 53.4 cm.)

Provenance

with Spink, London, no. K3 7913

Exhibited

Atlanta, Georgia, The High Museum of Art, British Watercolours from the West Collection, 24 May 1988 - 5 March 1989, no. 31.
Moultrie, Georgia, Colquiitt County Arts Center, British Watercolours from the West Foundation Collection, 6 - 31 May 1999, no. 35.

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Lot Essay

It is possible that this is 'View of St. Mary Redcliffe Church, near the sea banks, Bristol' which was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1782, no. 504. There is an aquatint of the same subject signed with initials and dated 1803.
This watercolour shows the southern end of the harbour area with shipyards and dry-docks on the right. In the distance can be seen the church of St Mary Redcliffe and the terraced houses of Redcliffe Parade. On the left, numerous merchant vessels are moored alongside the Grove.

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