Inner Harbour, Margate
Inner Harbour, Margate
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The Inner Harbour, MargateSigned on log lower centre: J.R. Smith Jun/1803Watercolour over pencil26.4 by 60.7 cm., 10 ¼ by 23 ¾ in.Provenance:With Berry-Hill Galleries, New YorkMargate became a fashionable seaside resort during the 18th century and the small town underwent a rapid building programme to accommodate its newfound status. The present watercolours show the seafront of Margate following the 1787 Act of Parliament, which allowed the rebuilding of the harbour walls in stone, but before the rapid development of the town during the 19th century and before the 1120ft Jarvis' Jetty was built between 1823-4.){kind=link}
John Rubens Smith (1775-1849)
The Inner Harbour, Margate
Signed on log lower centre: J.R. Smith Jun/1803
Watercolour over pencil
26.4 by 60.7 cm., 10 ¼ by 23 ¾ in.
Provenance:
With Berry-Hill Galleries, New York
Margate became a fashionable seaside resort during the 18th century and the small town underwent a rapid building programme to accommodate its newfound status. The present watercolours show the seafront of Margate following the 1787 Act of Parliament, which allowed the rebuilding of the harbour walls in stone, but before the rapid development of the town during the 19th century and before the 1120ft Jarvis' Jetty was built between 1823-4.