Lot Essay
The subject for the present lot is taken from Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.
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Juliet and her nurse
Details
John Callcott Horsley, R.A. (1817-1903)
Juliet and her nurse
indistinctly signed and dated ‘J. C. Horsley 1872’ (lower right)
oil on canvas
55 7/8 x 43 ¾ in. (141.9 x 111.2 cm.)
Juliet and her nurse
indistinctly signed and dated ‘J. C. Horsley 1872’ (lower right)
oil on canvas
55 7/8 x 43 ¾ in. (141.9 x 111.2 cm.)
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Christie's, New York, 31 October 1980, lot 221.
Simon Bonython, from whom purchased by the present owner.
Simon Bonython, from whom purchased by the present owner.
Special Notice
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