Thomas L. Donaldson, Early 19th Century

Thomas L. Donaldson, Early 19th Century
Plan and Elevation of an hôtel near the Barrière de Clichy, Paris, now the residence of Right Hon. Lord FitzRoy Somerset
inscribed as titled and indistinctly signed 'Thos L. Donaldson delint.' (lower right)
pen and ink and watercolour
12 x 18¼ in. (30.5 x 46.3 cm.)

Specialist note

After the battle of Waterloo, Lord FitzRoy Somerset returned to Paris. He had been there between Napoleon's first abdication and the 100 days, as secretary to Wellington as ambassador. He remained at the embassy until 1818, when the allied armies were withdrawn from France. Two of his children were born in Paris - his sons Arthur in 1816 and Richard, later 2nd Baron Raglan in 1817.