Paul Sandby, R.A. (Nottingham 1730-1809 London)

View of Nuneham House, Nuneham Courtenay, the spires of Oxford beyond

Details

Paul Sandby, R.A. (Nottingham 1730-1809 London)
View of Nuneham House, Nuneham Courtenay, the spires of Oxford beyond
pencil, pen and grey ink and watercolour on the original wash-line mounts
5 ¼ x 7 ¼ in. (13.3 x 18.4 cm.)

Provenance

Charles Fairfax Murray, 1920.
A.A. Allen; Sotheby's, London, 4 April 1935, lot 101 (£34).
with Gooden & Fox, London.

Exhibited

London, Burlington Fine Arts Club, 1924, no. 89.

Engraved

M.A. Rooker for The Copperplate Magazine.

Lot Essay

Nuneham House was built for Simon Harcourt, 1st Earl Harcourt in 1756 by Stiff Leadbetter. In order to create its Capability Brown landscaped grounds, Harcourt demolished the old village of Nuneham Courtenay and rebuilt it one mile to the north-east.

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