Lot 154: Thomas Lindsay NWS (1793-1861) Sketch from

Thomas Lindsay NWS (1793-1861) Sketch from Rathmines, near Dublin Watercolour, 13 x 35.5cm (5 x 14'') Inscribed verso 'Sketch from Rathmines June 1850' Born in London in1793, Thomas Lindsay was best known as a watercolourist, working first at Mile End, then at Greenwich. He painted river landscapes and nature views throughout London, with a particular fondness for sunset scenes. In 1833 he was elected one of the early members of the New Watercolour Society and exhibited 347 works there between the years of 1833 and 1861. He is also known to have exhibited four watercolours of London scenes at the Royal Society of British Artists in 1833/4. Lindsay eventually settled near Brecon in 1848 and is best known for his portrayals of Welsh landscapes that characterised his later years. As can be seen by the locations and dates Lindsay obviously made an extended summer break in Ireland between June and September 1850. Lindsay passed away on the 23rd January 1861 at his residence in Cusop, Herefordshire. His work is held in the V&A collections.