Lot 256
  • 256

Thomas Rowlandson 1756-1827

Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 USD
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Description

  • Thomas Rowlandson
  • The Ruined Client and the Candid Lawyer
  • signed T Rowlandson lower right and titled lower center
  • watercolor over pencil with black ink
  • 8 3/8 by 10 3/4 in.
  • 21.2 by 27.2 cm.

Provenance

Private Collection, Pennsylvania (acquired in New York circa 1985)

Condition

Not examined out of frame; whole sheet visible. In good condition aside from slight rippling to sheet. Slight discoloration upper left along edge (possibly from previous mount. Appears to be mounted at all corners.
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