RICHARD WESTALL RA 1765-1836 ORIGINAL SIGNED DRAWING
Richard Westall was the older brother of William
Westall.
Westall was apprenticed to engraver John Thomson in 1779. He later took up
painting and exhibited his first portrait drawing at the Royal Academy in 1784.
In 1785 he became a student at the Royal Academy Schools, an associate in 1792,
and Royal Academician in 1794.
He exhibited over 300 works at the Royal Academy and 70 at the British
Institution. Westall also specialised in book illustration and was employed by
publishers John Boydell, Thomas Macklin and Robert Bowyer. As a watercolourist,
Westall was particularly noted for his unusually rich colour effects.
For the last nine years of his life he was a drawing master to Princess (later
Queen) Victoria. Although he produced a large number of paintings, he died in
poverty as a result of several unfortunate picture dealings.
A VERY FINELY DRAWN ORIGINAL PENCIL ILLUSTRATION ON PAPER. SIGNED WITH INITIALS
Provenance as per photo, previously sold by Sotherby's as documented. Size of drawing itself approx. 10 cm by 13 cm