John Nixon Grey Wash Watercolour Brighton Races Circa.1800 Proof Vallardi Collection 38

Vallardi Collection 38

5 by 51 cms

Abraham Jan Ruytenschildt 1778-1841 Dutch School Late 18th

In 1922 he won the coveted Rome Scholarship for engraving

and concluded that ‘his style of treatment is natural and unaffected

John Nixon Grey Wash Watercolour Brighton Races Circa.1800 Proof Vallardi Collection 38John Nixon 1759 1818. English School 18th. Century, pencil & grey wash watercolour drawing inscribed lower left "Race Ground, Brighton" A series of sketches on one sheet, depicting figures, horses and carriages. Provenance: The French Hospital of La Providence, with Spink & Son, King Street, St. James's, London, SW1 Summer Exhibition 1978. 13 by 18. 5 cms. John Nixon was an amateur artist best known for his humorous sketches. He was a wealthy