St Martha-on-the-Hill near Albury, Surrey from the South

St Martha-on-the-Hill near Albury, Surrey from the South

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Anthony Devis (1729-1816)
St Martha-on-the-Hill near Albury, Surrey from the South

Signed and dated, lower right in the margin:
Devis 1798, inscribed, lower left in the margin: Looking across Ride Lane to St Martha's Chapel.
Pen and ink and watercolour over touches of pencil
15.8 by 22.4 cm., 6 ¼ by 8 ¾ in.

Provenance:
Iolo A. Williams (1890-1962)

According to the inscription, this is a view taken from Ride Lane which is now in the hamlet of Farley Green south of Albury. Devis lived at Albury House from 1780 until his death in 1816 and drew extensively in the grounds of the house and the surrounding area.