Lot Essay
This is a reduced version of a painting dated 1881 and measuring 27 x 53in. which was sold by Frederic Smallman at Christie's on 27 March 1896, lot 141 (unsold at 235 guineas).
Details
Briton Riviere, R.A. (1840-1920)
'There's many a Slip twixt the Cup and the Lip'
signed 'B. Riviere' (lower left); oil on canvas
28 x 23¼in. (71.2 x 59.1cm.)
'There's many a Slip twixt the Cup and the Lip'
signed 'B. Riviere' (lower left); oil on canvas
28 x 23¼in. (71.2 x 59.1cm.)