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Castle Hill with the Henry III Tower and the Mary Tudor Tower seen from the south

Royal Collection Trust/© Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 2017 | All Rights Reserved

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Date

18th century

Artist

Paul Sandby (1725-1809)

Collection

Royal Collection Trust

Image Link

https://www.rct.uk/collection/914541

Description

A watercolour drawing of the exterior of Windsor Castle, seen from the top of Castle Hill. The Henry III Tower (then called the Store Tower) is on the right and the Mary Tudor Tower (then the Governor of the Military Knight's Tower) is at the centre left. In the centre foreground, a water-carrier with his horse and cart are driving down the hill. Next to him are a woman with a basket and a chair-mender. A boy is running past with a hoop and a dog. In the middle distance, a couple are standing to watch. The sheet is circumscribed with a buff wash and black line border. The sheet is mounted on a green and grey wash line bordered mount of a type associated with watercolours from the collection of Sir Joseph Banks.
The figures in this drawing are reminiscent of the street sellers and hawkers in Sandby's print series the 'London Cries', published in about 1760.

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All Rights Reserved

Image Credit

Royal Collection Trust/© Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 2017

Location

Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England

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People
Towers
Castles
Horse-drawn

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Buildings & Architecture

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