[A view of St. Martin's Court] [art original].

Description

Title: [A view of St. Martin's Court] [art original].
Creator: Sandby, Thomas, 1723-1798, artist
Published / Created: [ca. 1765]
Publication Place: England
Abstract: Watercolor drawing that provides a view from the back window of a house on the west side of St Martin’s Lane and shows the buildings running behind St Martin’s Lane. Identifiable on the right of the image is the building occupied by the bookseller John Noble, as Sandby has included his shop sign, a bust of Dryden, placed over his door and a trade sign advertising his circulating library. In the projecting bay-window to the right of the composition, a man can be seen at work
Description: Title and date from dealer's description.
See Lowell Libson & Jonny Yarker Ltd, Recent Acquisitions, 2019/2020, pp. 46-49. fuller description and history.
Provenance: Private collection, UK, to 1993; afterwards at Leger Galleries; private collection, acquired from Leger Galleries in 1994; and by descent to 2019. Purchased by The Lewis Walpole Library from Lowell Libson & Jonny Yarker Ltd, July 2020.
Extent: 1 drawing : visible image 17.8 x 21 cm, mounted to 21.5 x 25 cm, framed in matte 24.5 x 28 cm
Language: No linguistic content

Genre: Ink drawings British 18th century
Watercolors British 18th century
Material: pen and ink and watercolor ; and laid paper.
Resource Type: still image
Subject (Geographic): London (England),
England
London.
Subject (Topic): Cityscape drawings
Neighborhood
Signs (Notices)
Stores & shops
Subjects: London (England)
Cityscape drawings
Neighborhood > England > London
Signs (Notices)
Stores & shops
British > 18th century

Access: Public
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Citation: Thomas Sandby, A View of St. Martin's Court. The Lewis Walpole Library, Yale University.