Old Master & 19th Century Paintings

Old Master & 19th Century Paintings

View full screen - View 1 of Lot 80. London, a view of the Thames with Blackfriars Bridge and St Paul's Cathedral.

Property from a European Private Collection

Daniel Turner

London, a view of the Thames with Blackfriars Bridge and St Paul's Cathedral

Lot Closed

April 5, 12:18 PM GMT

Estimate

2,000 - 3,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

Property from a European Private Collection


Daniel Turner

fl. 1782–1801 London

London, a view of the Thames with Blackfriars Bridge and St Paul's Cathedral


indistinctly signed and dated lower right: ...er1796

oil on panel

unframed: 22 x 34.5 cm.; 8⅝ x 13⅝ in.

framed: 31 x 44 cm.; 12¼ x 17⅜ in.

With Owen Edgar Gallery, London;

From whom acquired by the present owner in March 1988 for £6,500.

As well as providing a historic view of St Paul's Cathedral as it appeared in the late eighteenth century, the most prominent feature of this painting is the inclusion of the lead Shot Tower on the right, established by Watts, George & Co. in 1788. Measuring 140 feet high, this tower was designed to produce symmetrical shot (lead bullets) used by the British army for muskets. The original tower seen here was destroyed by fire on 5 January 1826.


Another version of this composition is in the Guildhall Art Gallery, London.1


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