Live Auction 5370Christie's Interiors
Paul Sandby, R.A. (1725-1809)
Lot 517

Paul Sandby, R.A. (1725-1809)

Study of a gentleman viewed from behind; and Study of a street seller

Closed11 November 2008

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GBP 475

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Paul Sandby, R.A. (1725-1809)
Study of a gentleman viewed from behind; and Study of a street seller
pencil and brown wash
5 x 3 in. (12.7 x 7.6 cm.); and smaller

with Colnaghi, London.

Specialist note

Sandby produced numerous studies of street sellers, documenting their lives on the streets and capturing their individual character. The most widely known is his series London Cries, done from ye Life drawn between 1759-60, twelve of which were reproduced as etchings.