Lot 200: William Capon , 1757-1827 View of the south side of the Augmentation office, Westminster, as it was in 1793 pen and black ink with watercolour

Name: William Capon , 1757-1827 View of the south side of the Augmentation office, Westminster, as it was in 1793 pen and black ink with watercolour
Brand: Sotheby's
SKU: yp4et96i2a

Est: £2,000 GBP - £3,000 GBPSold:

Sotheby'sLondon, United KingdomJune 05, 2008

Item Overview

Description

inscribed verso : South side of the Augmentation office, Westminster built in the early part / of the reign of K Henry VIII as it was before the dissolution / in 1793. - W. Capon June 1793 pen and black ink with watercolour

Dimensions

32.3 by 46.7 cm.; 12 3/4 by 18 1/2 in.

Artist or Maker

William Capon

Exhibited

London, Royal Academy, 1799, no. 1118

Notes

The Augmentation office was constructed in the 1530's and forms part of the Palace of Westminster. Prior to the dissolution of the monasteries the building was used as a centre for tax collecting from the religious houses of England.

Auction Details

Important British Watercolours

Sotheby's

June 05, 2008, 12:00 PM GMT

34-35 New Bond Street, London, LDN, W1A 2AA, UK

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