Lot 200 · British and Continental Watercolours and Drawings
Arriving at a fortified town after sunset
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- Estimate
- £800–£1,200 hammer ≈ $1,281–$1,922
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — British and Continental Watercolours and Drawings , London (South Kensington) · 3 February 2000
- Record ID
- TB-2026-6447638
- Record
- first seen 29 Jul 2026 · updated 5 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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James Prinsep, Arriving at a fortified town after sunset. Christie's, 3 Feb 2000, lot 200. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6447638.
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James Prinsep, Arriving at a fortified town after sunset. Christie's, 3 Feb 2000, lot 200. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6447638.
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From the same sale British and Continental Watercolours and Drawings · Feb 2000
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| The goat herder | Walter Goodall, R.W.S. (1830-1889) | £200–£400 | |
| The flight into Egypt | English School | £200–£300 | |
| Shepherd and sheep in a moorland landscape | Claude Hayes | £200–£400 | |
| Figures in a churchyard | Edward Webb | £25–£200 | |
| A Christmas market in a town square, Austria | Karl Josef Richard Zajicek (b. 1879) | £300–£500 | |
| Figures in an extensive Highland landscape | James MacCulloch, R.S.W., R.B.A. (d.1915) | £200–£400 |
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