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THOMAS STOTHARD, R.A.
CIRCA 1790
A set of twelve drawings of the costume of the Turkish Nobility, all framed in green and gilt-japanned frames
16 x 12¾in. (40.5 x 32.5cm.)
CIRCA 1790
A set of twelve drawings of the costume of the Turkish Nobility, all framed in green and gilt-japanned frames
16 x 12¾in. (40.5 x 32.5cm.)
Provenance
By repute the Earl of Oxford, 1808-14, thence Stothard sale, Christie's, 25 March 1835, lot 88 (to Pickergill)
Literature
Bray, A life of Thomas Stothard R.A., London 1851, p. 186
Quote... 'The last day I was at his home he showed me a collection of sketches from a work on Eastern Habits and Costume, observing that they would be useful to him in his designs for Eastern subjects.'
Quote... 'The last day I was at his home he showed me a collection of sketches from a work on Eastern Habits and Costume, observing that they would be useful to him in his designs for Eastern subjects.'
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