Paul Sandby R.A. (Nottingham 1730-1809 London) Lea Castle, Ireland signed and inscribed 'A south view of Lea Castle, Queens County, Ireland, engraved in the Virtuosi's Museum plate 64. In this plate is given a view of the great ash tree now standing near the castle by the roadside the trunk of which measures 9 yards in circumference/Paul Sandby RA' (on a label attached to the reverse) pen, black ink and watercolour on paper 13.3 x 18.5cm (5 1/4 x 7 5/16in). Footnotes: Provenance With John Mitchell, London Private Collection, UK Engraved Francis Chesham for the Virtuosi's Museum, 1779, pl. 64 For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com