There is significant damage to the edges of the paper, with small tears and creasing to the sides and corners. There is a significant crease to running vertically through the left hand side of the page. There some discolouration to the paper.
35 x 60cm (13.8" x 23.6")
Sydney Smirke was and architect born in London the son of painter Robert Smirke (1753-1845). He trained as an architect under his brother, Robert Smirke (1780-1877).
He attended the Royal Academy Schools in London where he was awarded the RA gold medal in 1819. In 1820 he spent time in Italy and on his return to England he embarked on a career as an architect.
He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects (FRIBA) in 1844, and in 1860 was awarded the RIBA Gold Medal. He is estimated to have worked on about eighty architectural commissions. These ranged from private mansions in Suffolk early in his career, a juvenile reformatory at Parkhurst on the Isle of Wight, to his most popular project, the Round Reading Room at the British Museum, London.
He was elected an Associate of the Royal Academy in 1847 and a full Academician (RA) in 1859. From 1860 to 1865 he was Professor of Architecture at the Royal Academy. He died in Frant, near Tunbridge Wells, Kent, on 8 December 1877.
| SKU | rv296 |
|---|---|
| Artist | Sydney Smirke RA (1797-1877) |
| Date | 1839 |
| Dimensions | 35 x 60cm |
| Medium | Watercolour |
| Style | Realism |
| Subject | Architecture & Cityscapes |
| Item Returns | This item can be returned |
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