The Convent of Madonna del Sasso, Lago Magiore, Italy

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THOMAS MILES RICHARDSON, JUN., R.W.S. (NEWCASTLE 1813-1890)
The Convent of Madonna del Sasso, Lago Magiore, Italy
signed and inscribed 'Convent, of/ "Madonna del Sasso _"/ Lago Maggiore/ T.M. Richardson/ 12 Porchester Terrace/ Hyde Park/ London' (on the artist's label, on the reverse of the frame)
pencil, watercolour and bodycolour on paper
26 x 39 in. (66 x 99 cm.)

Provenance

Dr. C.D. Phillips, by whom given to
Sir William Houldsworth.
with Agnew's, London.

Literature

Blackburn, Blackburn Corporation Art Gallery, date unknown.
Newcastle, Laing Art Gallery, date unknown.

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Lot Essay

The son of an eponymous artist, see lot 120, who worked in the tradition of Cox, T.M. Richardson started his career in Newcastle, sending works to London for exhibition from 1832. He moved to London in 1846 and having been an associate of the Old Watercolour Society in 1843, became a full member in 1851. He made extensive tours of England, Scotland, and the Continent, but Italian subjects remained amongst his favourite.

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