St. John's, Newfoundland
probably William Grey, 9th Earl of Stamford (1850 - 1910)
Category
Art / Drawings and watercolours
Date
Unknown
Materials
Watercolour on paper
Measurements
338 x 355 mm; 245 mm (Height); 280 mm (Width)
Order this imageCollection
Dunham Massey, Cheshire
NT 936594
Summary
Waterclour on paper, St John's Bay, Newfoundland probaby by William Grey, 9th Earl of Stamford (1850-1910). Unframed watercolour of a bay with ships, 'St. John's, N F land' (Newfoundland) probably by William Grey, 9th Earl of Stamford, or his father, also William Grey, one ship with a red flag, a church steeple and buildings in the foreground; attached to a paper mount with a hand-drawn border, the edges of the paper torn and fragile, pencil marks down the sides.
Provenance
Stamford collection; devised to the National Trust by Roger Grey, 10th Earl of Stamford (1896-1976).
Marks and inscriptions
3 1/2 (handwritten in pencil, right hand side between border and edge of paper); St. John's / N...land (handwritten with brown/faded black ink/paint bottom centre of painting); @ 3 1/2 when mounted (handwritten in pencil, verso, underlined)
Makers and roles
probably William Grey, 9th Earl of Stamford (1850 - 1910), artist