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13.25 cms x 24.21 cms x 61.47 cms (5.22 ins x 9.53 ins x 5.22 ins)
Signed in plate lower left
printed in 1809
Lot offered for sale by Saskatchewan NAC, Regina at the auction event "Canadian and International Prints and Photography" held on Sun, Sep 22, 2024.
Lot 230
Lot 230
Estimate: CAD $70 - $100
Realised: CAD $70
Realised: CAD $70
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
Provenance:
From the Gary Robertson Historical Print Collection (Regina). This piece is also in the collection of the British Museum (London).
Notes:
Thomas Rowlandson was born in 1756 in London. Thomas Rowlandson was born in 1756 in London. At age sixteen he studied in Paris for two years before returning to London to study at the Royal Academy. He gravitated toward caricature as a means of making a living. Generally Rowlandson's caricatures were drawn and then colour washed before the artist himself etched a copper plate, with each print then coloured by hand. Thomas Rowlandson died in 1827 in London.
From the Gary Robertson Historical Print Collection (Regina). This piece is also in the collection of the British Museum (London).
Notes:
Thomas Rowlandson was born in 1756 in London. Thomas Rowlandson was born in 1756 in London. At age sixteen he studied in Paris for two years before returning to London to study at the Royal Academy. He gravitated toward caricature as a means of making a living. Generally Rowlandson's caricatures were drawn and then colour washed before the artist himself etched a copper plate, with each print then coloured by hand. Thomas Rowlandson died in 1827 in London.
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 Saskatchewan NAC auction house for permission to use.
(*) Text and/or Image might be subject matter of Copyright. Check with Saskatchewan NAC auction house for permission to use.