
Poppy Harvey-Jones
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Provenance
Sale, Sotheby's, London, 14 March 1984, lot 93 (as the property of a Deceased Estate), where purchased by the present owner
Literature
R. Loche et al, Jacques-Laurent Agasse 1767-1849, London, 1988, exh. cat., p. 118, under cat. no. 39
Agasse painted a number of Thames views between 1816-1818, culminating in the large Landing at Westminster Bridge, which was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1818. It is possible that the present work is in Agasse's MS. Record Book as 'Forgot in August. [1818] A view blackfriars bridge with a sailing boat. Small'.