Alfred Rankley (1819-1872) - The Dame’s Absence

The Dame’s Absence

oil on canvas
71.8 cms x 95.9 cms (28.25 ins x 37.75 ins)
Signed and dated 1857 and on verso titled on a label and inscribed "forewarn'd if little birds their pranks behold, 'twill whisper in her ear, and all the scene unfold"
made in 1857
Lot offered for sale by Heffel, Vancouver at the auction event "April 2021 Online auction" held on Thu, Apr 29, 2021.
Lot 506
Realised: CAD $5,000

Lot description - from the online catalogue*

Provenance:
The Cooling Galleries, London

M. Rawlinson Ltd., Toronto

Private Collection, Toronto

Exhibitions:
Royal Academy, London, 1857, catalogue #227
Most realised prices include the Buyer's Premium of 18-25%, but not the HST/GST Tax.
(*) Text and/or Image might be subject matter of Copyright. Check with Heffel auction house for permission to use.
The Dame’s Absence by artist Alfred Rankley