Old Master & British Works on Paper including works from the Collections of Carlos Alberto Cruz and the late Timothy Clowes

Johann Zoffany, R.A.

An allegory of poverty

Lot Closed

September 23, 02:52 PM GMT

Estimate

2,000 - 3,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

Johann Zoffany, R.A.

Frankfurt 1733 - 1810 London

An allegory of poverty

Black, white and red chalk on grey-green paper

252 by 214 mm

Major-General Claude Martin (1735-1800);
Benjamin Wolff (1790-1866) Copenhagen,
by descent until sale, 'The Wolff Collection', Copenhagen, Bruun Rasmussen, 30 May 2018, part of lot 437

For more information on the history of this drawing please see the dedicated article on the ‘overview’ page of this sale.

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