Old Master Day Sale including Old Master Paintings, Drawings and British Works on Paper

Old Master Day Sale including Old Master Paintings, Drawings and British Works on Paper

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Property of a gentleman

JOHN RUSSELL, R.A. | THE WARRENER'S BOY WITH A FERRET

Lot Closed

July 29, 02:59 PM GMT

Estimate

2,000 - 3,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

Property of a gentleman

JOHN RUSSELL, R.A.

Guilford 1745 - 1806 Hull

THE WARRENER'S BOY WITH A FERRET


Pastel, carved gilt-wood frame;

signed lower left: J.Russell, R.A. / ? 1799

framed: 760 by 610 mm

unframed: 595 by 445 mm


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The artist's sale, London, Christie's, 14 February 1807, lot 121;

where acquired, for 11 1/2 gns, by Baron Thompson (1745-1817);

sale, London, Christie's, 14 March 1978, lot 121;

Lady Duveen;

his executor's sale, London, Christie's, 20 March 1984, lot 66;

by descent to the present owner  

G. Williamson, John Russell, R.A., 1894, p. 116 (erroneously as with Mrs Holesgrove 1894);

N. Jeffares, Dictionary of pastellists before 1800, on-line edition, cat. no. J.64.3158

London, Royal Academy, 1799, no. 377

We are grateful to Neil Jeffares for his help when catalouging this lot.