Lot 225: WILLIAM PARS, A.R.A. | The Ruins of the Baths of Caracalla, Rome

Watercolour over pencil heightened with touches of bodycolour on laid paper watermarked: WHATMAN

275 by 496 mm

Watercolour over pencil heightened with touches of bodycolour on laid paper watermarked:<em> WHATMAN</em>

This rare watercolour has survived well. The pigments may be faded slightly but the composition retains a good balance. The large sheet has remained largely intact, there is a small repaired tear at the extreme lower edge and a small indentation in the centre of the composition (these can both only been seen on very close inspection). In a raking light it is possible to see one of two minor areas where the sheet has been rubbed. The sheet is attached at several places verso to an acid-free backing.
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With Walker's Galleries, London, by 1952;
by whom sold to the grand-father of the present owner