Joseph Murray Ince

Signed and dated l.l.: JM Ince 1846, watercolour over pencil with scratching out and touches of gum arabic 21.6 x 35 cm; 8 ½ x 13 ¾ inches Ince has drawn the Abbey from across the Abbey Foregate. He has used some artistic license and reduced the size of the west window and altered the fenestration of the belfry stage by separating the two windows. The surrounding buildings are no longer present today. Ince studied with David Cox in Hereford before moving to London in 1826 when he started to exhibit at the Royal Academy. He moved first to Cambridge and then in the 1830s back to Presteigne in Wales where he was based for the rest of his life.

KT 193 SOLD Signed and dated l.l.: JM Ince 1851, watercolour over traces of pencil with stopping and scratching out, touches of bodycolour and gum arabic, inscribed in pencil verso in a later hand: Clovelly town & bay North Devon by Joseph Ince 1851 22 x 34.5 cm Provenance The Fine Art Society Ltd, 48th Exhibition, April 1968, no. 96; Private collection, UK This very fresh watercolour is a delightful example of a coastal view of one of north Devon’s most picturesque seaside villages, shown here as a busy working fishery. Ince studied with David Cox in Hereford before moving to London in 1826 when he started to exhibit at the Royal Academy. He moved first to Cambridge and then back to Presteigne in Wales in the 1830s where he was based for the rest of his life. His characteristic work is included in the drawings collections of most major museums.

KT531 Signed l.r.: J.M. INCE 1839, signed and inscribed verso in pen and brown ink: View in Radnorshire/J. Ince, watercolour over traces of pencil with scratching out and stopping out 28 x 43.8 cm.; 11 x 17 inches This beautiful watercolour shows the influence of David Cox very clearly. Ince studied with David Cox in Hereford before moving to London in 1826 when he started to exhibit at the Royal Academy. He moved first to Cambridge and then in the 1830s back to Presteigne in Radnorshire, where he was based for the rest of his life.