St John's College W.133 (part)

Sir Hugh Casson, Original sketches of London, 1970s

 

Sir Hugh Casson (1910-99), of St John’s College: Original pen sketches of London buildings, scenery and figures, probably related to Casson’s work for the Illustrated London News, c. 1972–77. Those with titles include ‘The Monument’, ‘Royal Naval College Greenwich’, ‘Rowing Boat’, ‘Dickens Inn, Thames Barge, etc’, ‘St Pauls’, ‘Southwark Bridge’ and ‘Blackfriars Bridge’.

 

Manuscript extra information

10 loose sheets, approx. 300 x 210 mm. Black ink on paper from two different sketchbooks. Most signed with initials in pencil; some titled and dated in ink.

Purchased for £1,750 from Blackwell’s Rare Books in May 2018.