Charles Wild (1781-1835)
St George's Chapel, looking west, Windsor Castle. c. 1819
Pencil, watercolour and bodycolour | RCIN 922114
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A watercolour view of St George's Chapel from the altar, looking towards the organ and entrance, showing perpendicular style vaulting and pillars, three tiers of choir stalls facing each other with garter flags high above and Henry VIII's oriel near right with an iron screen beneath. Prepared for one of the plates in William Henry Pyne's 'History of the Royal Residences' (1816-1819). Engraved by Sutherland, the print published 1.6.1819.
Pyne's 'History of the Royal Residences' was a three-volume publication which encompassed a number of royal residences, including Windsor Castle (vol. 1) and Buckingham House (vol. 2), presenting 100 hand-coloured engravings of exteriors and interiors accompanied by descriptive texts. The 100 watercolours which were engraved for the publication survive in the Royal Library; these watercolours are exactly the size of the image on the printed plates, and may perhaps have been intended as colour guides for the artists responsible for hand-painting the monochrome prints.
Provenance
Probably acquired by George IV
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Creator(s)
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Medium and techniques
Pencil, watercolour and bodycolour
Other number(s)
RL 22114