Lot 93: James Miller (fl. 1773 - 1791)

View of the Thames with St Paul's in the distance, London
signed 'James Miller Del' (lower left)
pencil, grey ink and watercolour, on the artist's washline mount
6 3/4 x 11 1/2 in. (17.3 x 29.3 cm.)

Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 15 July 1976, lot 80, where purchased for the present collection.

THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
Lots 93-114

James Miller specialised in watercolours of London and its environs during the 1770's and 1780's. Little is known of the artist, but his style is close to that of Paul Sandby (see lots 52-53, 102). A fine example of his work is Cheyne Walk, Chelsea in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum. Forty-two works by the artist from a sketchbook were in the collection of Dudley Snelgrove.

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