LOT DETAILS

Materials:

oil on canvas

Measurements:

29.13 in. (74.00 cm.) (height) by 39.49 in. (100.30 cm.) (width)

Markings:

signed and dated 'D.T. Egerton 1830' (lower left)

Exhibited:

In 1831 Egerton would embark on his first trip to Mexico, perhaps attracted by opportunity and adventure following the Spanish departure in 1821 or simply in search of new landscape to explore through his work. He would spend five years travelling the country, recording his findings through sketches which he would later develop into a limited series of thirteen large scale oil and watercolours. He these at the Society of British Artists between 1838-1840 upon his return from Mexico in 1836. The same scenes would also be depicted in his set of Lithographs published in 1840 under the title Egerton's Views in Mexico; being a series of twelve coloured plates executed by himself from the original drawings, accompanied with a short description. This print series would prove hugely popular and went towards funding his next trip to Mexico in the same year. In 1842, after having settled on the outskirts of Mexico City, him and his young companion would be murdered under suspicious circumstances

Provenance:

Acquired in the 19th Century and thence by family descent.,Private collection, UK