Paintings, Prints & Drawings — 1860-1870
Old Field Lane
This watercolour depicts Old Field Lane at the junction of Holborn Hill and Snow Hill. Dickens described it in Oliver Twist.
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:
- 54.45/19
- Object name:
- Old Field Lane
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- Artist/Maker:
- Stewart, James Lawson
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- Production date:
- 1860-1870
- Material:
- paper, watercolour
- Measurements/duration:
- H 356 mm, W 255 mm (paper)
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- Record quality:
- 100%
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- Copyright holder:
- digital image © London Museum
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