A view of the Monument with St Magnus the Martyr beyond, London

A view of the Monument with St Magnus the Martyr beyond, London

Reference

2962

John Hayter (1800-1895)
A view of the Monument with St Magnus the Martyr beyond, London

Black chalk on grey paper
27.8 by 18.8 cm., 11 by 7 ¼ in.

Provenance:
With Morton Morris & Company, London, 1982;
Private Collection until 2024

Literature:
Morton Morris & Co., Sir George Hayter and John Hayter, 1982, p.39, no.100

Exhibited:
London, Morton Morris & Co., Sir George Hayter and John Hayter, 27th October to 26th November 1982, no.100 as `A street scene, presumably in London, at dusk'

This is a view looking south down Fish St Hill towards the Monument to the Great Fire of London designed by Sir Christopher Wren. Beyond is the steeple of St Magnus the Martyr which was also built by Wren.

Landscape drawings by Hayter are rare - he is best known for his portraits of Queen Victoria and the Duke of Wellington. He exhibited extensively at the Royal Academy and elsewhere from 1815.