S E View of the Horse Guards

Location

Country: UK
City: London
Place: Government Art Collection

Jules Lessore was the son of Parisian painter, lithographer and engraver Emile Aubert Lessore. He was born in Paris and studied first under his father and then under French painter and draftsman Félix Joseph Barrias. His subjects include landscape, portraits, genre, marine and architectural themes. He painted views of France, Italy and North America. However, he is particularly known for his British views. Lessore worked principally in England and exhibited at the Royal Academy from 1879 to 1892. His work was also shown at the Society of British Artists, the New Watercolour Society and the Grosvenor Gallery in London and at the Paris Salon (1864-67). He became a member of the Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolours in 1888.

Places

England, London, Horse Guards, Whitehall: Kent's Treasury Building, Horse Guards Parade

Subjects

topography, townscape/cityscape, man, woman, parade, government building, archway, dome, window, clock tower

Materials & Techniques

paper (as artists material), watercolour (as artists materials), watercolour (as object name)

Artist

Jules Lessore (1849 - 1892)

Title

S E View of the Horse Guards

Date

Medium

Watercolour on paper

Dimensions

height: 36.80 cm, width: 51.30 cm

Acquisition

Purchased from Appleby Bros, April 1973

Inscription

bl: Jules Lessore.

GAC number

10473