Old Master & British Works on Paper
Old Master & British Works on Paper
Property from the Collection of the late Cyril and Shirley Fry
George Heriot
View of the City of London with St Paul's, seen from the Thames
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July 8, 01:51 PM GMT
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1,000 - 1,500 GBP
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Property from the Collection of the late Cyril and Shirley Fry
George Heriot
Haddington, East Lothian 1766 - 1844
View of the City of London with St Paul's, seen from the Thames
Watercolour over pencil, heightened with pen and ink
115 by 188 mm
Heriot was the son of a London bookbinder of noble German extraction. He went to Munich in 1829 and, after working in a bank, spent two years living in Venice. He travelled extensively, not only in Italy, but also throughout Hungary and Transylvania. By 1836 he had returned to London and he exhibited at the Royal Academy from that year on. A rare artist, examples of his work are found in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London.