Watercolour. 17 by 8½ in.
This is unlike any other painting by David Cox known to the present
writer, but it comes from an undeniable source, and is interesting
as a topographical record. It represents, not Kensington Palace as
stated on the frame, but Buckingham House, the end of the Mall, and
road to Constitution Hill (see Nos. 48_a_ and 68), and the date shows
that it was painted just before the destruction or complete alteration
of the building.
By D. COX, 1825 (1783-1859).
_Lent by the Birmingham Art Gallery._