The Property of a Gentleman
James Ward, R.A.
The Obstinate Donkey
Lot Closed
April 28, 03:18 PM GMT
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
The Property of a Gentleman
James Ward, R.A.
London 1769 - 1859 Cheshunt
The Obstinate Donkey
signed and dated lower left: J WARD R.A. 1811 (WARD in ligature)
oil on canvas
unframed: 95 x 114.3 cm.; 37⅜ x 45 in.
framed: 109.9 x 132.2 cm.; 43¼ x 52 in.
By descent from the artist to his son, George Raphael Ward (1799–1879), London;
Mrs D. Ashton, Knutsford, Cheshire;
By whom sold, London, Sotheby's, 28 November 1973, lot 85, for £5,000 to Baile;
With Beaton-Brown, London, before 1991;
From whom acquired by the present owners.
Mrs D. Ashton, Knutsford, Cheshire;
By whom sold, London, Sotheby's, 28 November 1973, lot 85, for £5,000 to Baile;
With Beaton-Brown, London, before 1991;
From whom acquired by the present owners.
London, Royal Academy, 1811, no. 208;
London, Royal Academy, Old Masters and deceased masters of the British School, 1872, no. 20 (lent by George R. Ward).
London, Royal Academy, Old Masters and deceased masters of the British School, 1872, no. 20 (lent by George R. Ward).
C. Reginald Grundy, James Ward, R.A., London 1909, p. 37, no. 13;
O. Beckett, The Life and Work of James Ward. The Forgotten Genius, Lewes 1995, p. 188, no. 5.
O. Beckett, The Life and Work of James Ward. The Forgotten Genius, Lewes 1995, p. 188, no. 5.