Lot 776: The iconoclasts of the Middles Ages

James Stephanoff, O.W.S. (1787-1874) The iconoclasts of the Middles Ages signed and dated 'J. Stephanoff/1857' (lower left) pencil and watercolour 12¼ x 20 in. (31.1 x 50.8 cm.)

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James Stephanoff was a watercolourist and book illustrator specialising in ceremonial scenes and interiors. His illustrations were included in W.H. Pyne's The History of the Royal Palaces and The History of the Coronation of George IV, edited by J. Whittaker and W.H. Pyne, the originals of which are now held in the Royal Collection.