Lot Essay
We are grateful to Dr. Malcolm Warner for his help in preparing this entry.
THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
Sir John Everett Millais, Bt., P.R.A. (1829-1896)
Christmas Story-Telling
Details
Sir John Everett Millais, Bt., P.R.A. (1829-1896)
Christmas Story-Telling
signed with monogram (lower left)
watercolour
9½ x 13½in. (24.2 x 34.3cm.)
Christmas Story-Telling
signed with monogram (lower left)
watercolour
9½ x 13½in. (24.2 x 34.3cm.)
Provenance
Bought from the artist by Ernest Gambart, 2 January 1863, for 40 guineas
Ernest Gambart & Co.; Christie's, 31 March 1871, lot 41 (54 gns. to Virtue)
James S. Virtue; Christie's, 1 March 1879, lot 25 (26 gns. to Laurie)
Anon. sale, Sotheby's Belgravia, 19 March 1979, lot 23 p.672, (£4,000)
Ernest Gambart & Co.; Christie's, 31 March 1871, lot 41 (54 gns. to Virtue)
James S. Virtue; Christie's, 1 March 1879, lot 25 (26 gns. to Laurie)
Anon. sale, Sotheby's Belgravia, 19 March 1979, lot 23 p.672, (£4,000)
Literature
Illustrated London News, 20 December 1862, p.672, repr.
Engraved
The watercolour was engraved on wood by the Dalziels and published as an independent design of obvious topical significance in the Illustrated London News on 20 December 1862.