Joseph Charles Barrow

Joseph Charles Barrow (fl. 1789-1802) Shipping off Tarbert, Co. Kerry; and Figures in the grounds of Tarbert House, Co. Kerry both signed and dated 'I.C Barrow/1795' (lower right) pencil, pen and grey ink and watercolour 6 5/8 x 10 5/8 in. (16.8 x 27.0 cm.) (2) Anonymous sale; Sotheby's London, 13 May 2005, lot 17, where purchased by the present owner. Literature Laffan, Painting Ireland, 2006, p. 95, pl. 65. D. Fitzgerald, 'Tarbert House, County Kerry', Irish Arts Review, 2006, vol. 23, pp. 106-109, no. 3, fig. 2.

catalogue note tarbert house, seat of the leslie family since it was built in 1690, is situated on the outskirts of tarbert town, a seaport on the river shannon in co.kerry. joseph charles barrow was a topographical draughtsman. he took varley on a tour to peterborough in 1797 or 1798 and made a series of views of strawberry hill for horace walpole. he held evening drawing classes twice weekly in holborn and exhibited at the royal academy from 1789 to 1802.

joseph charles barrow fl.1789-1802 a coastal scene in jamaica signed l.c.: ic barrow/1789 pen and black ink and watercolour over pencil on laid paper, with original washline border 29 by 39cm., 11 1/2 by 15 1/2 in. literature: j.a.ramm, the antique dealer and collectors guide, february 1992, 'neglected master,' p.30, illus

LOT 217 PROPERTY OF GENTLEMAN JOSEPH CHARLES BARROW FL. 1788-1802 A VIEW OF STRAWBERRY HILL, TWICKENHAM 4,000—6,000 GBP 265 by 274 mm

Joseph Charles Barrow (fl. 1789-1802) Jamaican cart drivers on a coastal track with fishermen beyond signed and dated 'J.C.Barrow/1789' (lower center) pen and ink and watercolour on paper 14 x 18½in. (35.6 x 47cm.)