Edwin Dolby 19th C. Watercolour Westminster

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We are offering for sale this very finely detailed and executed watercolour by the Victorian painter Edwin Thomas Dolby, who has signed the painting E. Dolby in the lower right hand corner and signed and entitled it verso 'Westminster from the river E. Dolby'. The painting depicts a view of the Thames Embankment, with its globe lights on wrought iron posts along the river wall, and the Houses of Parliament and Big ben to the centre next to Westminster Bridge. The antique clock shows eight o'clock. There are many vessels on the Thames, including a couple of paddle tugs, with smoke rising from their funnels, and some Thames barges. The sky is streaked with pink.

EDWIN THOMAS DOLBY (Fl. 1849-1895) was a London architectural painter, mainly in watercolour, who specialised in Cathedrals and Churches, both in this country and on the Continent. He was a candidate for the New Watercolour Society several times between 1850 and 1864. He exhibited a painting of Wells Cathedral at the Royal Academy and one other, as well as at least 9 at Suffolk Street and several in various other London Exhibitions. In 1854 he published two books of his sketches in Russia and the Baltic and also illustrated Nolan's book 'Great Britain as it is' in 1859.

His biographical information is listed in The Dictionary of Victorian Painters by Christopher Wood, The Dictionary of British Watercolour Artists by H. Mallalieu and Graves Dictionary. His works often appear in Hislop's Guide to the UK Art Market.

Auction records for this artist may be found at artprice (104 listings), findartinfo (44), arcadja (42) artnet (26). Since 2000, the record price for a watercolour by Edwin Dolby is £1,500 in 2003. (Source - Hislop's Guide 2004 Edition).

There is one of his paintings in the National Collection and one at the Victoria & Albert Museum, along with 3 prints.

The painting has been newly double mounted in acid free mountboard and is framed in a 1 1/8" ornate silver frame. It is ready to hang.

Medium Watercolours with scratching out. PriceSOLD DimensionsImage size 11 5/8" x 8 5/8" 29.5cm x 21.85cm Frame size 18 5/8" x 16 1/4" 47.25cm x 41.25cm Period Late 19th Century Antiques Material Paper Origin English Artist E. Dolby Condition Very good. There is no browning to the paper despite the age of the work. The colours are bright and there are a couple of very faint spots of foxing in the sky. Item code as237a487 Status Sold

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