King David, a monumental work by Il Guercino (1591-1666) realized £5,193,250 at the Old Master & 19th Century Paintings, Drawings & Watercolours Evening Sale in London on 6 July, far exceeding the previous auction record of £1.3 million set for the artist’s Semiramis called to arms in 2005. Measuring over 2 metres in height, King David was acquired in Rome through the Scottish painter and dealer Gavin Hamilton by John, 1st Earl Spencer in 1768. The work was bought specifically to hang in the Great Room at Spencer House and remained there until the 1920’s, when it was moved northwards to Althorp. (RT: 1:25)
7 July 2010Old Master & 19th Century Paintings, Drawings & Watercolours Evening
6 Jul 2010 London, King Street.
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