THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
John Russell, R.A. (1745-1806)
The Persian Sibyl
Details
John Russell, R.A. (1745-1806)
The Persian Sibyl
signed and dated 'J Russell R.A. /1797'
pastel, oval
23½ x 28½ in. (59.6 x 72.4 cm.)
The Persian Sibyl
signed and dated 'J Russell R.A. /1797'
pastel, oval
23½ x 28½ in. (59.6 x 72.4 cm.)
Provenance
Miss Dunally Douglas.
J. Wentworth Smith Esq., Christie's London, 14 December 1928, lot 70, illustrated (780 gns. to Wertheimer).
J. Wentworth Smith Esq., Christie's London, 14 December 1928, lot 70, illustrated (780 gns. to Wertheimer).
Literature
G.C. Williamson, John Russell, R.A., George Bell & Sons, London, 1913, p. 141.
Exhibited
Paris, Galeries Georges Petit, Exposition de Cent Pastels, 1908, as 'The Persian Sibyl: girl in a white dress'.
Engraved
J. Ogborne.
The Autotype Company, British Museum, B 73.
The Autotype Company, British Museum, B 73.