£150
Attributed to William Wyld (British, 1806-1889) - Watercolour & pastels on paper sketch drawing of Algiers, Algeria, April 1833. The painting depicting a house with people in the foreground. Plate number 119, marked to right side of drawing. Inscriptions to top right corner. Mounted in a gilt edged mount. Framed & glazed. Unsigned. Measures approx. 15cm x 22cm from mount.
Similar sketch is in the V&A Collection (https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O153536/an-old-merchant-in-the-watercolour-wyld-william-ri/). Believed to have come from same sketchbook used later on by the artist for inspiration for bigger watercolours. (https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-5698960).
PROVENANCE: From private collection in Clifton, Bristol.
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