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The Principal Contents of Corby Castle, Cumbria

English School, 18th century

View of Windsor Castle from the River Thames

No reserve

Auction Closed

November 19, 05:30 PM GMT

Estimate

6,000 - 8,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

The Principal Contents of Corby Castle, Cumbria


English School, 18th century

View of Windsor Castle from the River Thames


oil on canvas

unframed: 140 x 139.5 cm.; 55⅛ x 54⅞ in.

framed: 161.3 x 161.8 cm.; 63½ x 63¾ in.

Grismond Philipps (1686–1740), Cwmgwili, Carmarthenshire (according to a label on the reverse);

Anonymous sale, London, Christie’s, 10 November 1995, lot 102, for £4,000;

Where acquired.

This view derives from a compositional type used by Hendrick Danckerts.