Biagio Rebecca, A.R.A. (1735-1808)

Neptune and his Horses Rising from the Waves

Details

Biagio Rebecca, A.R.A. (1735-1808)
Neptune and his Horses Rising from the Waves
oil on unlined canvas, with linen stamp
34½ x 51½ in. (87.5 x 130.8 cm.)

Provenance

Presumably commissioned by Sir John Rous, 1st Earl of Stradbroke and by descent at Henham Hall, Suffolk, until Phillips, October 1988, lot 661.

Lot Essay

Rebecca came to England in 1761 after studying in Rome with Benjamin West and the portraitist George James. He worked on decorative schemes for Robert Adam, James and Samuel Wyatt and James Holland. Examples of his work can be found at Harewood, Kedleston and Kenwood.

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