Lot 220
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Sir Edwin Henry Landseer, R.A.

Estimate
16,000 - 20,000 GBP
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Description

  • Sir Edwin Henry Landseer, R.A.
  • Two Ecorché Studies of the head of a horse
  • The first watercolour over pencil heightened with touches of bodycolour; the second black and red chalk heightened with white chalk; the third pencil;
    one signed l.r.: E Landseer 1819
  • 305 by 400 mm; 315 by 512 mm; 375 by 492 mm
together with a Study of a Horse, After George Stubbs R.A.

Provenance

The Artist's sale, London, Christie's, 8-15 May 1874, to the grandfather of the late owner

Exhibited

The first: Sheffield, Mappin Art Gallery, Landseer and His World, 5 February-12 March 1972, cat. no. 6;

The second: London, Royal Academy, Paintings and Drawings by Sir Edwin Landseer 1802-1873, 1961, cat. no. 150;
Sheffield, Mappin Art Gallery, Landseer and His World, 5 February-12 March 1972, cat. no. 9