Lot Essay
According to Sally Mitchell, these are the only recorded works by this artist.
VARIOUS PROPERTIES
Judith Lewis* (British, mid-18th Century)
Hunting Scenes
Details
Judith Lewis* (British, mid-18th Century)
Hunting Scenes
one signed and dated 'Judith Lewis/pinxit 1755' lower right and the other signed and dated 'Judith Lewis/pinxit:1756' lower right
oil on canvas
23¾ x 39¾in. (60.3 x 101cm.)
a pair (2)
Hunting Scenes
one signed and dated 'Judith Lewis/pinxit 1755' lower right and the other signed and dated 'Judith Lewis/pinxit:1756' lower right
oil on canvas
23¾ x 39¾in. (60.3 x 101cm.)
a pair (2)
Provenance
Herbert Rothbarth, Esq.; sale, Christie's London, June 24, 1960, lot 87 (+2,310 to Leggatts)
With Arthur Ackermann & Son, Ltd., London
With Arthur Ackermann & Son, Ltd., London
Literature
E. Waterhouse, Dictionary of British 18th Century Painters, Woodbridge, 1981, p. 223, one illustrated
S. Mitchell, Dictionary of British Equestrian Artists, Woodbridge, 1985, p. 300
S. Mitchell, Dictionary of British Equestrian Artists, Woodbridge, 1985, p. 300