Lot 383A: Captain John William Clayton, 19th Century

Captain John William Clayton, 19th Century
Final ruin fiercely drives her ploughshare o'er creation
signed and dated 'J.W.Clayton/1870' (lower right) and inscribed 'No 2./"-Final ruin fiercely drives/Her ploughshare o'er creation"/Drawn in Pen and Ink/by/Capt. J.W. Clayton F.R.G.S./14 Portman Square/W/Price Twenty Guineas' (on a label attached to the backing)
pen and ink
7 x 4 7/8 in. (17.8 x 12.4 cm.); together with Three further pen and ink landscapes by the same hand (4)

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