Richard Westall, R.A. (Hertford 1765-1836 London)

Strephon and Phyllis

细节

Richard Westall, R.A. (Hertford 1765-1836 London)
Strephon and Phyllis
signed with initials and dated 'RW/1794' (lower left)
pencil and watercolor with gum arabic heightened with touches of white, within the artist's framelines, unframed
20¾ x 17¼ in. (52.8 x 43.8 cm.)

来源

J. Pierpont Morgan; Christie's, London, 31 March 1944, lot 110 (110 gns to Agnew)
Ray Livingston Murphy, New York; Christie's, London, 11 November 1985, lot 115.

刻印

C. Knight, 1799.

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The engraving of this watercolor was illustrated in C. Beharrell's article 'Angling and the Artist', which was featured in Country Life Magazine (25 July 1985, p. 208, fig. 3): 'The rods are huge roach poles, and the method of carrying the catch - the creel with shoulder-strap being the usual form'.