Live Auction 1186The Collection of Professor Sir Albert Richardson, P.R.A.
Professor Sir Albert E. Richardson, P.R.A. (London 1880-1964 Bedfordshire)
Lot 359 The following three lots are from a set of four inspired by Sir Edward German's (1862-1936) light comic opera Merrie England, composed in 1902. Individually titled Spring 1821, Autumn 1885 and Winter 1900, they formed a summary of Richardson's views of the Victorian era.

Professor Sir Albert E. Richardson, P.R.A. (London 1880-1964 Bedfordshire)

Spring 1821: An East Anglian fantasy inspired by Sir Edward German's Merrie England

Closed19 September 2013

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Professor Sir Albert E. Richardson, P.R.A. (London 1880-1964 Bedfordshire)
Spring 1821: An East Anglian fantasy inspired by Sir Edward German's Merrie England
signed and dated 'AE Richardson 1932/Jan 1st' (lower right) and with inscription 'East Anglia the 19th Century-I-Springtime 1820' (lower margin, overmounted)
pencil, pen and black ink and watercolour, on paper
18½ x 26 7/8 in. (47 x 68.4 cm.)

Specialist note

The present lot is a fantasy of East Anglia including numerous landmarks such as the Sell and Willshaw fish shop, Bedford (now demolished) on the left, Newark Castle with its distinctive Oriel window, Bury St Edmunds Town Hall, the Market House at Swaffham and various East Anglian Inns. In the centre is a portrait of the artist in Regency costume.
Professor Richardson often spent his holidays in Norfolk gathering architectural material for his books and lectures.

We are grateful to John Harris and Charles Hind for their assistance with cataloguing the group of architectural fantasies.