Lot 453
  • 453

J. Thompson

Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • J. Thompson
  • The Sultan: a greyhound
  • signed and dated lower left: J. Thompson / 1838.; inscribed, on the reverse "The Sultan" / Winner of the 1838. "All England Club" / J. Thompson / 1838 
  • oil on canvas
  • 16 by 20 in.; 40.6 by 50.8 cm.

Provenance

Anonymous sale, South Kensington, Christie's, 14 February 1990, lot 158;
Anonymous sale, South Kensington, Christie's, 8 June 2006, lot 38.

Condition

Oil on canvas. Surface dirt. Some areas of retouching visible to the naked eye, such as a vertical line above the clouds upper left and 2 inches from the left edge. Under UV; thick, uneven, masking varnish. Some spots of retouching in the dogs ears and neck over varnish.
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