Lot 888: EDWARD GYFFORD (1772-1856)

ST STEPHEN'S WALBROOK; CHAPEL OF THE CORSINI FAMILY, ROME; AND A GRECIAN INTERIOR
inscribed 'St Stephen's Walbrook/E Gyfford' 'Chapel of the Corsini family, Rome/St John.../E.Gyfford' 'Composition Grecian/E.Gyfford ARCHT' respectively (on labels on the reverse)
pencil and watercolour
7 x 5 1/4 in. (17.8 x 13.3 cm.)
in Regency mahogany frames
set of three (3)

Recorded as '2 pictures (by Gyfford)' in the Small Library in the 1839 Inventory.

St Stephen's Walbrook was designed by Sir Christopher Wren in 1672 to replace one of the smaller churches destroyed in the Great Fire of London. The plain exterior of the church places focus on the elaborate interior, highlighting Wren's frequent desire to draw attention to certain aspects of his designs.

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