Lot 101: Edward Martindale Richardson (1810-1863)

Caernarvon Castle, Caernarvonshire, North Wales
signed and dated 'Edward Richardson 18[?]3' (lower left)
pencil and watercolour, heightened with touches of bodycolour
11 5/8 x 19 1/2 in. (29.5 x 49.5 cm.)

Mrs J.W. Rich.

Edward Martindale Richardson was the second son of Thomas Miles Richardson, Sen. (1784-1848). He worked in a similar manner to his brother, Thomas Miles Richardson, Jun., R.W.S. (1813-1890). Like his sibling, he travelled throughout Britain and on the Continent. He exhibited in London from 1846 and was elected an Associate of the New Society of Painters in Water-Colours in 1859.

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