Lot 166
  • 166

William Hemsley R.B.A. 1819-1893

Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 USD
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Description

  • William Hemsley R.B.A.
  • Grandfather's Recital and Grandmother's Charges: a pair
  • each signed Wm. Hemsley lower left
  • oil on canvas (2 works)
  • each: 16 1/4 by 13 1/4 in.
  • 41.3 by 35 cm.

Provenance

Richard Green, London

Condition

Lined canvas on both. Surface in very good condition. Under UV light: extensive inpainting in the background on both and some scattered inpainting on the figures.
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