Property from the Estate of Ambassador J. William Middendorf II, Rhode Island
Thomas Rowlandson
A) Outside the Angel Inn, Islington, London; B) Continental Travel
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Property from the Estate of Ambassador J. William Middendorf II, Rhode Island
Thomas Rowlandson
(London 1756 - 1827)
A) Outside the Angel Inn, Islington, London
B) Continental Travel
Both pen and black ink and watercolor, over traces of pencil
A) 215 by 335 mm; 8½ by 13¼ in.
B) 210 by 310 mm; 8¼ by 12¼ in.
A)
Sale, London, Christie's, 10 December 2008, lot 7,
where acquired
B)
Mrs. James Rawcliffe;
Louis Deglatigny (1854-1936), Rouen (L.1768a);
with John Mitchell, London;
sale, London, Christie's, 10 December 2008, lot 8,
where acquired
Thomas Rowlandson enrolled at the Royal Academy Schools at Somerset House, London in 1773, aged just sixteen. A brilliant draughtsman, with a wicked sense of humor, his work focused on the trials and tribulations of both domestic and political life in the age of enlightenment.
The present two drawings are typical; the first depicting the hustle and bustle surrounding the coaching inn at Islington (now in north London, but then just a small village), the second showing travelers passing through a town with a monumental gothic church visible behind. This second work was once owned by Louis Deglatigny (1834-1936), whose collector's mark appears in the lower left corner. Deglatigny was a member of the Chamber of Commerce in Rouen, France, and over-time assembled an important collection of watercolors, engravings and books by Rowlandson.
