William Cave Thomas (1820-1906)

Lot 20
10.12.2020 00:00UTC +00:00
Classic
Prix de départ
£ 50 000
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Lieu de l'événementRoyaume-Uni, London
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Lot 20 | William Cave Thomas (1820-1906)
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£ 50 000 – 80 000
William Cave Thomas (1820-1906)

Petrarch’s First Sight of Laura

signed with monogram (lower centre) and further signed, inscribed and dated 'Petrarch's first sight of Laura./"On Sunday in the holy week, at six/in the morning, the time of matins,/Petrarch, going to the church of the monas/try of St. Claire, saw a young lady whose/charms instantly fixed his attention. She/was dressed in green, and her gown was em/broidered with violets, Golden locks waved/over her shoulders. Her neck was well/formed, and her complexion animated by the tints of nature, which art vainly attempts to/imitate...She was not only magnificent, but elegant, in her dress, particularly in the ornaments of her head, and the manner of tying up her hair;/ and we have seen she wore a coronet/of gold and silver; and sometimes, for variety, a garland/of flowers, which she gathered herself in/the fields." Life of Petrarch/Painted by W Cave Thomas/1861.' (on a partial label attached to the reverse)

oil on panel

36 x 32 ¾ in. (91.4 x 83.2 cm.)

in the artist's original frame

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