Harvesting scene, stacking hay

Details

Peter de Wint, O.W.S. (1784-1849)
Harvesting scene, stacking hay
pencil and watercolour with scratching out
22 3/8 x 13 1/8 in. (56.8 x 33.3 cm.)

Provenance

The Collection of Peter Allen Esq.(+); Christie's, London, 11 March 1893, lot 53, as 'Stacking Hay' (75 gns. to Agnew's).
with Agnew's, London, 1893, where purchased by William Kenrick and by bequest to
William Byng Kenrick, and by descent in the family.

Exhibited

Manchester, Jubilee Exhibition, 1887.

Special notice

No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis

Lot Essay

Although there is no identifiable topographical feature, the landscape in the present watercolour is entirely consistent with a view in the Trent Valley.

We are grateful to John Ellis for his help in preparing this catalogue entry.

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