Lot 136
  • 136

Alfred William Hunt

Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • Alfred William Hunt
  • Capel Curig with Snowdon and the Glyders in the distance, North Wales
  • signed l.c.: A W Hunt / 1856
  • watercolour over pencil with touches of bodycolour, heightened with scratching out, stopping out and gum arabic
  • 24.9 by 34.5 cm.; 9 3/4 by 13 1/2 in.

Provenance

with The Boydell Galleries, Liverpool  

Condition

The watercolour is in good condition. There is some minor discolouration to the gum arabic. The sheet has been laid down.
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