The Noah's Ark Inn and ferry

Details

Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827)
The Noah's Ark Inn and ferry
pencil, pen and grey ink and watercolour
8½ x 11¼ in. (21.6 x 28.6 cm.)

Provenance

Lord Radcliffe; Christie's, London, 27 April 1965, lot 72, sold to Besterman.
Dr. Theodore Besterman; Christie's, London, 14 December 1971, lot 84, where purchased by the father of present owner.

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Sale room notice

Please note that the catalogue image for Lot 24 is incorrectly labelled 23

Lot Essay

The present watercolour has been identified as the Noah's Ark Inn in Frilford, Berkshire. It is thought that the ferry in the foreground is the Twickenham Ferry that crossed between the White Cross Inn on Twickenham Bank and Eel Pie Island, named after the famous eel pies served there. (Rowlandson executed a watercolour of the popular resort with tourists arriving in assorted boats).

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