William Frederick Yeames, R.A. (British, 1835-1918)

An Appeal to the Podesta

Details

William Frederick Yeames, R.A. (British, 1835-1918)
An Appeal to the Podesta
signed and dated 'W. F. Yeames 1872-74' (lower right)
oil on canvas
41¼ x 30¾ in. (104.8 x 78.1 cm.)
Painted circa 1872-1874

Provenance

Anonymous sale, Christie's, London, 30 April 1881, lot 47.
with Agnew's, London.
Archie's West Museum, Dilworth, Minnesota.

Exhibited

London, Royal Academy, 1874, no. 280.
London, Christopher Wood Gallery, Realism and Romance, Pre-Raphaelite and High Victorian Paintings, Watercolours, Drawings, Prints and Sculpture, Autumn 1982, no. 38.

Sale room notice

Please note the additional provenance:
Anonymous sale, Christie's, London, 30 April 1881, lot 47.
with Agnew's, London.

Lot Essay

Best known as a painter of historical scenes, William Frederick Yeames was a member of the 'St. John's Wood Clicque.' Exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1874, the present work is set in medieval Florence and depicts figures standing in the courtyard of the Bargello. Three small children stand at the bottom of the principle staircase making an appeal to the Podesta, the local governor who stands at the top of the stairs.

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