Watercolour

7 by 11 cm., 2 ¾ by 4 ¼ in.

Provenance: Appleby Brothers

The Shepherd family were amongst the best known and most engraved families of topographical artists of London in the mid nineteenth century. This was partly helped by the patronage of Frederick Crace who worked as Commissioner for sewers and employed the family to make records of streets prior to them being swept away for this very necessary purpose. Thomas Hosmer Shepherd's vignette shows an everyday London event still celebrated today, The Changing of the Guard.