FDA-D.478-2010
Parts
Object number
FDA-D.478-2010
Object type
Identification
Title
Windsor Castle from the River
Whiteley
Whiteley
Title Type
assigned by cataloguer
collection
collection
Comments
This view is taken from a point on the Thames below Winchester Tower and the range of Canon's houses. The Round Tower is shown with a ceremonial-sized flag flying, and the end of the Queen Elizabeth's Gallery, with its domed roof, can be seen on the left. Various river craft are on the Thames.
Other number
MFW 32
Description
Dimensions
height (actual size): 296mm
width (actual size): 236mm
width (actual size): 236mm
Materials & techniques note
Pencil, pen and grey ink and watercolour
Production
Person
Sandby, Paul, c.1731 - 1809 (Artist)
History and association
Object history note
Provenance: Collection of Martin Whiteley; by whom bequeathed to Eton in 1984
Exhibited: 'Views of Windsor and Eton by Paul Sandby', Eton College, c.2008-09; 'To Botany Bay and Back: The Worldwide Web of Sir Joseph Banks', Tower Gallery, Eton College, 9 May to 16 October 2022
Exhibited: 'Views of Windsor and Eton by Paul Sandby', Eton College, c.2008-09; 'To Botany Bay and Back: The Worldwide Web of Sir Joseph Banks', Tower Gallery, Eton College, 9 May to 16 October 2022
Previous ownership
