Circle of Julius Caesar Ibbetson (1759-1817)

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Circle of Julius Caesar Ibbetson (1759-1817)

Washerwomen by a River

oil on canvas--unlined
9 3/8 x 9½in. (23.8 x 24.2cm.)

Lot Essay

The present composition recalls the figure group in the original depicting Castle Campbell, Scotland, in the collection of Sir Leonard Twiston Davies, (12½ x 16½in.), which Ibbetson executed in 1806 (see R.M. Clay, Julius Caesar Ibbetson, 1948, p. 70, pl. 76).