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Paul Sandby (1731-1809)
The Serpentine River, Hyde Park c. 1797
Pencil, watercolour, bodycolour, gum arabic and lamp-black (soot) | 34.4 x 54.4 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 914695
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A pencil and watercolour drawing of the Serpentine in Hyde Park, with trees, sandpits and a pond at the centre. Two men at the foot of a tree.
From 1774 Paul Sandby lived opposite Hyde Park at 4 St George's Row, Bayswater and made many drawings of the park, including a series of the encampments after the Gordon Riots in 1780. This drawing of the parkland and landscape was bought at Sandby's estate sale with a drawing of the Cheesecake House in Hyde Park (RCIN 914693).
Provenance
Paul Sandby estate sale, 2-4 May 1811, first day, lot 27; bought 'Shepperd' for George IV when Prince of Wales, £1 8s with RCIN 914693 -
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Medium and techniques
Pencil, watercolour, bodycolour, gum arabic and lamp-black (soot)
Measurements
34.4 x 54.4 cm (sheet of paper)
Other number(s)
RL 14695
