Chudleigh Rock, Devon

Louisa Heath Drury (1787-1873)
View of Chudleigh Rock, Devon

Inscribed verso: View of Chudleigh Rock. Devon July 17th 1805
Pen and grey ink over traces of pencil
17 by 26.4 cm., 6 1/2 by 10 1/4 in.

Provenance:
Given by the artist to her daughter Frances Angel Merivale, 17th November 1869;
By descent to Miss A. Merivale by October 1960;
With Thos. Agnew & Sons, March 1961 as by Francis Towne;
By descent until 2023

This was part of an album of drawings by Louisa Drury bought by Agnew's in 1960 as by Francis Towne. The album was inscribed `L.H. Drury Sept 15 1803' and `Louisa Heath Merivale July 1805'.