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Paul Sandby (1731-1809)
Windsor Castle from towards Priest's Hill dated 1792
Pencil, pen and ink, watercolour and bodycolour | 30.7 x 24.3 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 917593
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A watercolour drawing of Old Windsor, with a several large trees comprising most of the view. Windsor Castle from the south-east is seen in the far distance through the trees. In the middle ground on the right, a cottage behind a fence with cattle. In the foreground, a carpet beater and a knife grinder in the foreground. Hills in the distance. The sheet of thin card is circumscribed with a black ink line and grey wash border. Signed in watercolour on the tree trunk to the left: P.S. Old Windsor 1792.
Sandby rarely dated his earlier works, but several views of Windsor and the surrounding area from the 1790s are dated. The village of Old Windsor lies to the south east of Windsor.Provenance
Acquired (£120) at Colnaghi (with RCIN 917594) in 1948
As part of ongoing provenance research, this work has been identified as having uncertain or incomplete provenance for the years 1933–45. Royal Collection Trust welcomes information and assistance in the investigation and clarification of the provenance of all works during that era.
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Creator(s)
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Medium and techniques
Pencil, pen and ink, watercolour and bodycolour
Measurements
30.7 x 24.3 cm (sheet of paper)
