Lot 440: John Scarlett Davis (Leominster 1804-1845 London)

John Scarlett Davis (Leominster 1804-1845 London)
The interior of St Eustache, Paris, with the congregation at prayer in the nave, the high altar beyond
signed with initials and dated 'JSD 1836' (on a pillar, lower left) and inscribed 'HIC JACET COLBERT' and 'SυT. EAUSTACHE' [sic] (lower centre, on flagstones) and further inscribed and dated 'Int. of Sυt Eaustache [sic]./Paris/by./J. Scarlett Davis./1836' (on the verso of the original mount)
pencil, pen and grey ink, watercolour and bodycolour, with gum arabic, watermark J WHATMAN/1835
7 5/8 x 11 7/8 in. (19.3 x 30.2 cm.)

Manchester, Whitworth Institute, Watercolour Exhibition, 1912, no. 18.
London, Burlington Fine Arts Club, Bonington and his Circle, 1937, no. 156.

C.E. Hughes, Early English Water-Colours, Chicago, 1913, p. 118, illustrated.
R.E. Abbott, 'The Rediscovery of John Scarlett Davis', The Antique Collector, 1937, p. 207.

John Hinxman (+); Christie's, London, 24 March 1848, lot 86 (19 gns to Holloway).
C.E. Hughes.
Newall Collection; Christie's, London, 13 December 1979, lot 30.
with Spink, London, where purchased for the present collection.

Property from an Important American Collection
(Lots 376 and 440)
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 20% on the buyer's premium.