A View of London from near Primrose Hill
A View of London from near Primrose Hill
A View of London from near Primrose HillPen and grey ink and watercolour over pencil on laid paper, with original pen and ink border30.6 by 43.2 cm., 12 by 17 in.Provenance:With Spinks, London, 1980s;Private collection, UK, until 2011This is a view of London looking towards St Paul's from the north-west taken from near Primrose Hill. At this date, the northern edge of London did not extend much further than Holborn and north of that would still have been farmland. The distinctive wedding cake spire of St Bride's can be seen to the right of St Paul's, and also Monument is also visible to the left.){kind=link}
Anthony Devis (1729-1817)
A View of London from near Primrose Hill
Pen and grey ink and watercolour over pencil on laid paper, with original pen and ink border
30.6 by 43.2 cm., 12 by 17 in.
Provenance:
With Spinks, London, 1980s;
Private collection, UK, until 2011
This is a view of London looking towards St Paul's from the north-west taken from near Primrose Hill. At this date, the northern edge of London did not extend much further than Holborn and north of that would still have been farmland. The distinctive wedding cake spire of St Bride's can be seen to the right of St Paul's, and also Monument is also visible to the left.