Sir James Thornhill (1675-1734)

Design for a Ceiling: The Triumph of Queen Anne

Details

Sir James Thornhill (1675-1734)
Design for a Ceiling: The Triumph of Queen Anne
signed with initials 'J. T..del.' (lower left), and inscribed 'Mr Pansford (sic) Ceiling. Pallmall (sic)' (upper centre edge) and further inscribed 'ANNA Opt:/RE.G' (lower right)
pencil, pen and brown ink, grey wash, unframed
10 x 7 7/8in. (26 x 19.7cm.)

Provenance

Edward Croft-Murray, and thence by descent.

Literature

E. Croft Murray, Decorative Painting in England, 1537-1837, vol.I, 1962, p.271.

Lot Essay

This drawing was executed for a ceiling decoration in the house of Edward Pauncefort, Treasurer of Excise, in Pall Mall. The finished painting was dedicated to Queen Anne and was inscribed 'ANNA/opt: REG:/1713'. The house was sold in February 1727 following Pauncefort's death and has since been demolished. Another drawing, dated 1713, was recorded by Croft-Murray, loc.cit., in the collection of Dr. G. Schwarting, Delmenhorst, Germany.

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