John Calcott Horsley

British (1817 - 1903)

John Calcott Horsley was a British painter.

From ArtValue.ca records, the highest price paid at auction for an oil painting work attributed to John Calcott Horsley (1817-1903) was C$1,845 - paid for "A Maid In Waiting, 1875" at Waddington's in Toronto on Thu, Dec 14, 2023.
ArtValue.ca has 3 auction art sale records for their oil painting results, with prices in the range of C$1,000 to C$2,500.

Notable Art Works

A Maid In Waiting, 1875 (1875)
oil on canvas
41 cms x 31 cms (16.1 ins x 12.2 ins)

Lot for sale by Waddington's Auction House, Toronto
Lot# 36
Thu, Dec 14, 2023

Estimate CAD $1,500 - $2,500
Sold for CAD $1,845

Say "Not at Home"
etching on paper

Lot for sale by Saskatchewan NAC Auction House, Regina
Lot# 263
Sun, Sep 22, 2024

Estimate CAD $30 - $45
Sold for CAD $14

Saskatchewan NAC Auction House Biography and Notes

John Callcott Horsley was born in 1817 in London, England. He was a British academic painter of genre and historical scenes, as well as an illustrator. He was designer of the first commercially available Christmas card, in 1843. He was a member of the artist's colony in Cranbrook. John Callcott Horsley died in 1903 in London.

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