The west end of St George's Chapel and the entrance to the Horseshoe Cloister c. 1770
Pencil, pen and ink and watercolour | 23.3 x 32.5 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 914554
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A watercolour drawing of the west end of St George's Chapel with the entrance to the Horseshoe Cloister and the north end of Crane's building on the left. At the far left, a pair of figures are conversing. Two tall chimney stacks are at the centre right, and at the far right the corner of St George's Chapel is partially obscured by a tree. The sheet is circumscribed with a black ink line border, and mounted on a grey-green sheet of paper with black ink line borders identical to that of RCIN 914551. The two drawings are possibly intended as a pair. Inscribed on the verso in pencil, possibly in the artist's hand, 'Windsor. View of the Apartments of poor Knights on the Lower Foundation and entrance to the Singing Men's Cloister'. Another watercolour of the same view but taken from further back is also in the Royal Collection (RCIN 914553). Crane's Building was erected in 1657-8 for Military Knights' accommodation, and demolished in 1863. The entrance to Horseshoe Cloister, accommodation for the layclerks, was remodelled under Sir Gilbert Scott in 1870.
Provenance
According to William Sandby, from the collection of Sir Joseph Banks (Sir William Knatchbull (sale, Christie's, 23 May 1876, lot 7); purchased (£2) by Mr Hogarth; purchased from Mr Hogarth [J. Hogarth & Sons], 30 March 1878 (Royal Library, List of books received and their donors, 1870-1878, RCIN 1028940.a, March 1878) '5 Drawings Windsor by Paul Sandby'.
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Medium and techniques
Pencil, pen and ink and watercolour
Measurements
23.3 x 32.5 cm (sheet of paper)
28.0 x 36.8 cm (mount)
Other number(s)
RL 14554