Circle of James Barry (Cork 1741-1806 London)

The Evangelists Saints Matthew and Mark; and Saints Luke and John

Details

Circle of James Barry (Cork 1741-1806 London)
The Evangelists Saints Matthew and Mark; and Saints Luke and John
oil on paper, laid down on canvas
19 5/8 x 15½ in. (49.8 x 39.3 cm.)
a pair (2)

Provenance

Anonymous sale [Mrs. A. Lee, Hampstead]; Christie's, London, 29 April 1955, lot 96, as 'Barry' (25 gns to Madams[?], Fulham).
St Mary's University College, removed from Strawberry Hill, Twickenham; Christie's, London, 11 July 2008, lot 137, as 'English School, 18th Century'.

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Lot Essay

Horace Walpole's celebrated Gothic Revival villa 'Strawberry Hill', Twickenham, which he made 'great additions and improvements' to using a variety of original Gothic architectural features between 1747 and 1790, was acquired in 1923 by The Catholic Education Council, for use by St Mary's Teaching Training College. Increasingly less suitable for modern teaching purposes or as residential accommodation, Strawberry Hill was opened to the public in 1992.

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