William Callow, R.W.S. (1812-1908)

In the Judengasse, Frankfurt

Details

William Callow, R.W.S. (1812-1908)
In the Judengasse, Frankfurt
signed and dated 'W.Callow/1878' (lower right)
pencil and watercolour, heightened with white and gum arabic, on oatmeal paper
14½ x 10¾ in. (36.8 x 27.3 cm.)

Provenance

with Horner Galleries, Sheffield.

Lot Essay

Callow first visited Frankfurt in 1838. He passed through the city on his honeymoon tour of 1846 and often worked from the sketches he produced on these visits. The Judengasse was in the Jewish quarter of the city.

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