11 Mar 2008
13:00 GMT
London, Knightsbridge
18th & 19th Century British Watercolours and Drawings
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18th & 19th Century British Watercolours and Drawings
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David Roberts, RA (British, 1796-1864)
Desenzano, Lake Garda
inscribed and dated 'at Desenzano on the Lake of Garda, 1837' (lower left)
watercolour over pencil heightened with bodycolour
25 x 35.5 cm. (10 x 14 in.)
inscribed and dated 'at Desenzano on the Lake of Garda, 1837' (lower left)
watercolour over pencil heightened with bodycolour
25 x 35.5 cm. (10 x 14 in.)
Sold for
£2,520
inc. premium
Footnotes
- Provenance:
J. Hamilton Houldsworth.
The Houldsworths moved into Coltness House in Wishaw in 1840. They were a family of new wealthy industrialists. J. Hamilton Houldsworth was a director of several coal mining companies in the north of England and Scotland.
Exhibited:
Glasgow International Exhibition, 1901;
Scottish National Exhibition, Glasgow, 1911.
Category: Fine Art / Watercolours
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