Fine Art Sale
Lot 502
WILLIAM PEARSON (1772-1849) LILLESHALL ABBEY SHROPSHIRE pen
WILLIAM PEARSON (1772-1849) LILLESHALL ABBEY SHROPSHIRE pen, ink and wash, en grisaille, 12.5 x 17.5cmProvenance: Collection of Stewart Morley Tonkin (1902-1975, newspaper proprietor, collector of Shropshire pictures and author of the article William & John Pearson Some Mysteries Solved, Old Watercolour Society's Club Vol 58, 1983, pp27-40.Engraved: for Pearson's Antiquities in Shropshire, published 1808, when the artist resided at Meole Brace, Shrewsbury.
Estimate: £200 - 300
Sold for £220