Lot 17: JOSEPH CHARLES BARROW EXH. 1789-1802 SHIPPING OFF TARBERT, CO. KERRY; FIGURES IN THE GROUNDS OF

Name: JOSEPH CHARLES BARROW EXH. 1789-1802 SHIPPING OFF TARBERT, CO. KERRY; FIGURES IN THE GROUNDS OF
Brand: Sotheby's
SKU: 864pqi7lzw

Est: £6,000 GBP - £8,000 GBPSold:

Sotheby'sLondon, United KingdomMay 13, 2005

Item Overview

Description

JOSEPH CHARLES BARROW EXH. 1789-1802 SHIPPING OFF TARBERT, CO. KERRY; FIGURES IN THE GROUNDS OF TARBERT HOUSE, CO. KERRY

A pair, both signed l.r. J.C. Barrow 1795

watercolour over pencil, with original ink line border

Quantity: 2

CATALOGUE NOTE

Tarbert House, seat of the Leslie family since it was built in 1690, is situated on the outskirts of Tarbert town, a seaport on the River Shannon in Co.Kerry.

Joseph Charles Barrow was a topographical draughtsman. He took Varley on a tour to Peterborough in 1797 or 1798 and made a series of views of Strawberry Hill for Horace Walpole. He held evening drawing classes twice weekly in Holborn and exhibited at the Royal Academy from 1789 to 1802.

Dimensions

each 16.5 by 27 cm., 6 1/2 by 10 1/2 in.

Artist or Maker

Joseph Charles Barrow

Auction Details

Irish Sale

Sotheby's

May 13, 2005, 12:00 AM EST

34-35 New Bond Street, London, LDN, W1A 2AA, UK

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