Original pencil drawing of 1847 with the old church of St. Lawrence, Isle of Wight: the low nave with its stone-slab roof, the ivy-covered bellcote and the low churchyard wall, the lane running down between the houses and the sea beyond. Titled and dated by hand on the mount, "St. Lawrence ch: Isle of Wight. 1847".
Original pencil drawing of 1847 with the old church of St. Lawrence, Isle of Wight: the low nave with its stone-slab roof, the ivy-covered bellcote and the low churchyard wall, the lane running down between the houses and the sea beyond. Titled and dated by hand on the mount, "St. Lawrence ch: Isle of Wight. 1847".
The old church of St. Lawrence, in the Undercliff near Ventnor, long passed for the smallest church in England, and for that reason was an obligatory subject in Victorian travel sketchbooks.
Medium: Original pencil (graphite) drawing on paper.
Date: 1847.
Dimensions: Sheet 7.1 x 4.5 in (18.1 x 11.5 cm).
Condition: Good condition; the drawing, clean and firmly drawn, is laid down on a toned card with light foxing at the edges.