ID 990521
Lot 38 | JOHN WOOTTON (SNITTERFIELD C. 1682-1764 LONDON)
Valeur estimée
£ 200 000 – 300 000
The Earl of Cork and Orrery's horse, Nobby, held by his groom, stables adorned with the family coat-of-arms beyond
signed and dated 'J. WOOTTON. / Fecit 1752.' (lower right, on the base of the arch)
oil on canvas
63 x 75 in. (160 x 190.5 cm.)
Provenance
(Presumably) commissioned by John Boyle, 5th Earl of Cork and Orrery (1707-1762), and by descent at Marston House, Frome to the following
Richard Boyle, 9th Earl of Orrery and Cork (1829-1904); (†) Christie's, London, 25 November 1905, lot 74 (48 gns. to Turner).
Anonymous sale; Christie’s, London, 19 March 1954, lot 93, where acquired for 24 gns. by the following,
with D.H. Cevat, London, from whom acquired by the following on 22 March 1954,
with Thomas Agnew & Sons, London, from whom acquired by the following on 27 January 1955,
Peter Tiarks.
with Eyre and Hobhouse Ltd., London.
Anonymous sale; Sotheby’s, London, 21 January 1982, lot 66.
Acquired by the present owner in 2006.
Literature
E. Waterhouse, The Dictionary of British 18th Century Painters in Oils and Crayons, Woodbridge, 1981, p. 423, illustrated.
Special notice
This lot has been imported from outside of the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on our invoice.
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