The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
The Burning of The Mansion House, Queen Square and The Burning of the New Prison, Bristol
- Watercolour with bodycolour on card
- 6 ⅝ × 9 ⅝ inches · 170 × 245 mm
- Inscription to verso in brown ink: 'The burning of the Mansion House, Bristol, in the Riots of this City, in 1831 by W. Müller. A.J.A. Proprietor’
The Burning of the New Prison, Bristol
Watercolour with bodycolour on card
6 3/16 x 9 ⅞ inches; 159 x 250 mm
Inscription to verso in brown ink:'The burning of the New Prison, Bristol, in the Riots of that City in 1831, by W. Müller. A.J.A. Proprietor'
Collections
- Alfred John Acraman (1809-1880);
- Clevedon Salerooms, near Bristol, 23rd September 1999 (sold as a pair with The Burning of the New Gaol, hammer price £14,500);
- Estate of Martyn R. Davies (1924-2023);
- Dominic Winter Auctioneers, 13th March 2024, lot. 100;
- Lowell Libson & Jonny Yarker Ltd.
Literature
- Francis Greenacre and Sarah Stoddard, W. J. Müller 1812-1845, 1991, p. 70.