Old Master & 19th Century Paintings
Old Master & 19th Century Paintings
Property from a European Private Collection
Follower of Samuel Scott
London, a view of the Thames and Old Westminster Bridge looking towards Westminster Abbey
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April 5, 12:14 PM GMT
Estimate
7,000 - 10,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Property from a European Private Collection
Follower of Samuel Scott
London, a view of the Thames and Old Westminster Bridge looking towards Westminster Abbey
oil on canvas
unframed: 77 x 128 cm.; 30¼ x 50⅜ in.
framed: 94 x 145 cm.; 37 x 57⅛ in.
With Omell Gallery, London, circa 1980;
From whom acquired by the present owner for £38,000.
This painting appears to have been a popular composition in the eighteenth century and is known in multiple versions. Two of the most well-known examples are in the Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool, and in the collection of the Worshipful Company of Drapers, London.1
1 https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/the-thames-with-westminster-bridge-98746/search/actor:scott-samuel-c-17021772/page/4