Lot 173
  • 173

Charles Cooper Henderson 1803-1877

Estimate
7,000 - 10,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • Charles Cooper Henderson
  • A Mishap on the Louth to London Royal Mail Coach
  • oil on canvas
  • 21 1/4 by 30 in.
  • 54 by 76.2 cm.

Provenance

The Estate of Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt
By descent in the family of the above to the present owner

Condition

Canvas is lined. SURFACE: surface has been compressed somewhat by relining, although there is good pigment retention; scattered craquelure UNDER ULTRA VIOLET: most of sky (particularly right half) is heavily strengthened; a few minor-looking spots of inpainting scattered throughout lower half of painting, most of them along lower edge
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