Lot 70
  • 70

William Maw Egley, 1826-1916

Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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Description

  • William Maw Egley
  • Sketch for "Hullo Largess! A Harvest Scene in Norfolk"
  • signed and dated 1861; titled on the reverse
  • oil on board
  • 29.5x44cm.; 11½x17¼in.

Provenance

London, Christopher Wood Gallery

Condition

The board is sound. In good overall condition; clean and ready to hang. Ultraviolet light reveals some minor spots of retouching to the sky. Held in a gold painted composite frame in fair condition.
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Catalogue Note

Hullo Largess! A Harvest Scene in Norfolk was exhibited in the Royal Academy in 1862, no.514