Lot 150: James Wilcox (1778-1865)

James Wilcox (1778-1865)
Sixteen views of Great Britain and France including: Houghton Hall, Norfolk (illustrated); Kenillworth [sic] Castle, Warwickshire; Layston Parsonage House, near Hertford; Warwick Castle; The foot of Holywell Hill, St. Albans; Calais Gate, land side; The gate of St. Augustine's Monastery, Canterbury; South view of Fonmon Castle, Glamorganshire; Holywell House, St. Albans from the garden; The Reculver's Ruin, Kent; The Cathedral church of Notre Dame, Calais; Killgerran [sic] Castle, Cardiganshire; Brunel's S.S. Great Eastern at Millwall on the Thames prior to her launching; Britten Ferry, Glamorganshire; Chepstow Castle taken near the bridge, Monmouthshire; and Arundel Castle, Sussex
the majority signed 'Jaυs Wilcox' (lower right), all inscribed and variously dated from '1796 to 1857' (lower right)
pen and grey ink and grey wash, two with watercolour, on paper, unframed
10 x 14 in. (25.4 x 35.6 cm.) (16)

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