Lot 442
Byron, 4th Baron Byron (William, 1669-1736), Tree struck by lightning, 1718.
Hammer Price: £8,000
Description
Byron, 4th Baron Byron, (William, 1669-1736) Tree struck by lightning, watercolour over graphite, inscribed and dated '1718' lower left, on laid paper with partial watermark of fleur-de-lis, sheet inset onto early, possibly contemporary, paper mount with gold heightening, 200 x 265 mm. (7 7/8 x 10 1/2 in), light spotting and minor browning
Provenance:
Prue Heathcote-Williams (label on reverse);
Gifted to Sir John Clement Witt by his wife (inscription on reverse of frame with collector's stamp [L.2228b]);
Thence by descent
⁂ A very similar drawing by the artist William Byron is held in the Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection, and is on a matching mount to the present work (see acc. no.: B2001.2.697). The artwork of William Byron rarely appears on the market and there is little known about the artist; yet another watercolour by Byron is held in the British Museum (see acc. no.: 1881,0611.134), and an enlightening description of Byron can be found in Kim Sloan's 'A Noble Art: Amateur Artists and Drawing Masters c.1600-1800', 2000, no. 55.
Description
Byron, 4th Baron Byron, (William, 1669-1736) Tree struck by lightning, watercolour over graphite, inscribed and dated '1718' lower left, on laid paper with partial watermark of fleur-de-lis, sheet inset onto early, possibly contemporary, paper mount with gold heightening, 200 x 265 mm. (7 7/8 x 10 1/2 in), light spotting and minor browning
Provenance:
Prue Heathcote-Williams (label on reverse);
Gifted to Sir John Clement Witt by his wife (inscription on reverse of frame with collector's stamp [L.2228b]);
Thence by descent
⁂ A very similar drawing by the artist William Byron is held in the Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection, and is on a matching mount to the present work (see acc. no.: B2001.2.697). The artwork of William Byron rarely appears on the market and there is little known about the artist; yet another watercolour by Byron is held in the British Museum (see acc. no.: 1881,0611.134), and an enlightening description of Byron can be found in Kim Sloan's 'A Noble Art: Amateur Artists and Drawing Masters c.1600-1800', 2000, no. 55.
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