Lot 162: The Rock of Gibraltar looking towards the African coast

Harry John Johnson, R.I. (1826-1884) The Rock of Gibraltar looking towards the African coast signed and dated 'H J Johnson. 1854' (lower left) oil on canvas 29 x 48 in. (73.7 x 122 cm.)

73.7 x 122 cm.

London, Royal Academy, 1854, no. 687.

W. Permain. Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 15 March 1902, lot 108 (sold for 12 ½ guineas to Blackall).

A pupil of William James M?ller (1812-1845), Johnson accompanied him to the Levant on the Lycian Expedition (1843-4). Later he travelled to southern Europe, northern Africa and Asia Minor. Primarily a watercolourist, he was also a close friend of David Cox (1783-1859) and went on sketching exhibitions with him to Wales.