Robert Parker (British, 18th/19th Century) Drake's Island, Plymouth Sound

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Robert Parker (British, 18th/19th Century)

Drake's Island, Plymouth Sound
Signed "Robt Parker" and inscribed "unfinished" l.c.
Ink and wash on paper, 15 1/4 x 21 1/4 in. (39.0 x 54.0 cm),framed.
Condition: Creasing, handling creases, sheet taped to window mat at intervals along the perimeter of the reverse, soiling and tape residue to the reverse.

N.B. A note affixed to the frame backing suggests this scene to be a view from the caves beneath Staddon Heights looking towards Drake's Island in Plymouth Sound (Devon, England).
Estimate $200-250

Inscribed "D2405/Robert Parker/ Drake's Island, Plymouth Sound/Watermark 1794/LGD" in pencil on the reverse. With a label from David A. Cross, Bristol, England, affixed to the back of the window mat.


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