Master Paintings and Drawings
Master Paintings and Drawings
William Linton, RBA
View of Broad Oak Printworks, near Accrington, Lancashire, with Broad Oak House beyond
Lot Closed
March 23, 04:02 PM GMT
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
William Linton, RBA
Liverpool 1791-1876 London
View of Broad Oak Printworks, near Accrington, Lancashire, with Broad Oak House beyond
signed and dated lower left: WLINTON 1827
oil on canvas
canvas: 50 by 70 in.; 127 by 177.8 cm.
framed: 63 ⅛ by 83 ⅛ in.; 160.3 by 211.1 cm.
Acquired by William Hargreaves of Broad Oak, 1827;
With Thos. Agnew & Sons, London;
Anonymous sale, London, Christie's, 25 April 1938, lot 106;
Anonymous sale, London, Sotheby's, 19 November 1986, lot 108;
With Richard Feigen, New York;
From whom acquired by a private collector;
Acquired by the present owner, 2018.
With Thos. Agnew & Sons, London;
Anonymous sale, London, Christie's, 25 April 1938, lot 106;
Anonymous sale, London, Sotheby's, 19 November 1986, lot 108;
With Richard Feigen, New York;
From whom acquired by a private collector;
Acquired by the present owner, 2018.
Manchester, Royal Manchester Institution, 1827, no. 140.
The Calico Printing Works at Broad Oak were founded in 1792. The works were principally associated with the Hargreaves Family, who owned the factory from 1836 until 1880. After that time, F.W. Grafton of Manchester expanded the business, which did not cease until the middle of the 20th century.