View of Brighton with Chain Pier

William George Moss

Pencil and sepia wash on paper

1823
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    William G. Moss, illustrator and topographical painter, lived at No. 4 Hall Place in Kennington, South London. Moss illustrated ‘The History and Antiquities of the Parochial Church of St. Saviour, Southwark’, published in 1818. In 1827, he exhibited three works at The Royal Society of British Artists in Suffolk Street, London. The titles of these were as follows: ‘A Scene near Hartfield, Sussex’; ‘Interior of Esher Church, Surrey’; and ‘A Wreck on the Castle Rocks, Hastings’.
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    Title
    View of Brighton with Chain Pier
    Date
    1823
    Medium
    Pencil and sepia wash on paper
    Dimensions
    height: 19.40 cm, width: 41.00 cm
    Acquisition
    Purchased from Appleby Bros, July 1977
    Inscription
    br: W G Moss 1823
    GAC number
    13361