Lot Essay
Charles Collins was an Irish artist known for his depictions of exotic animals and game. He was influenced by the Dutch masters Jan Baptist Weenix and Melchior Hondecoeter.
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Centuries of Taste: Legacy of a Private Collection
CHARLES COLLINS (DUBLIN C.1680-1744 LONDON)
A sporting cockerel and hen
Details
CHARLES COLLINS (DUBLIN C.1680-1744 LONDON)
A sporting cockerel and hen
signed and dated 'Chr.s Collins. Fec.it / 1732' (upper right)
oil on canvas
27 ¾ x 36 in. (70.5 x 91.8 cm.)
A sporting cockerel and hen
signed and dated 'Chr.s Collins. Fec.it / 1732' (upper right)
oil on canvas
27 ¾ x 36 in. (70.5 x 91.8 cm.)
Provenance
Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood, Devon, 30 June, 1993, lot 750.
with Richard Green, London, where acquired in November 1993 by the present owner.
with Richard Green, London, where acquired in November 1993 by the present owner.
Exhibited
London, Richard Green Fine Paintings, Annual Exhibition of Sporting Paintings, 12 October 1993, no. 2.
Brought to you by
Taylor Alessio
Junior Specialist, Head of Part II