Paintings, Prints & Drawings — C. 1890
Part of a Roman wall near Falcon Square
This watercolour depicts a bastion on a section of the Roman wall in the City of London near Falcon Square, EC2. It is based on a drawing by John Thomas Smith who illustrated a large amount of sites for the 'Antiquities of London' book.
Very little is known about James Lawson Stewart who exhibited watercolours in various London galleries between 1883-1889. He died in c. 1918 and towards the end of life was employed to copy prints of London; the accuracy of some of the locations should therefore be questioned.
The Museum was gifted a large selection of watercolours featuring locations which appeared in Dickens's works in 1934 and a set of cigarette cards was issued by R and J Hill Ltd in 1926 and 1934 entitled Historic Places from Dickens Classics which featured watercolours by Stewart.
- Category:
- Paintings, Prints & Drawings
- Object ID:
- 61.98/6
- Object name:
- Part of a Roman wall near Falcon Square
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- Artist/Maker:
- Stewart, James Lawson
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- Production date:
- c. 1890
- Material:
- paper, watercolour
- Measurements/duration:
- H 164 mm, W 127 mm (paper), H 248 mm, W 214 mm (paper support)
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- Record quality:
- 100%
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- Copyright holder:
- digital image © London Museum
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