ID 1248199
Lot 231 | SIR DAVID WILKIE, R.A. (FIFE 1785-1841 MALTA)
Estimate value
£ 2 000 – 3 000
Sketch for 'Reading the Will'
signed and dated 'D Wilkie. 1818.' (lower left) and with inscription 'The signature of this sketch by Sir David Wilkie R.A./attested by the undersigned - March 29th. 1840/Sir Wm. J. Newton./C J Nieuwenhuys' (on a fragment of the original mount)
pen and brown ink and watercolour on paper
4 ½ x 6 3/8 in. (11.4 x 16.2 cm.)
Provenance
with Spink, London, 1977.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 5 July 2011, lot 138.
Engraved
J. Burnett, London, 1 June 1825.
| Artist: | David Wilkie (1785 - 1841) |
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| Applied technique: | Painted, Watercolor |
| Medium: | Acrylic glass, Plastic |
| Place of origin: | Northern Europe, Europe, United Kingdom |
| Category: | Drawings |
| Auction house category: | Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings, Watercolors and drawings |
| Artist: | David Wilkie (1785 - 1841) |
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| Applied technique: | Painted, Watercolor |
| Medium: | Acrylic glass, Plastic |
| Place of origin: | Northern Europe, Europe, United Kingdom |
| Category: | Drawings |
| Auction house category: | Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings, Watercolors and drawings |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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