Sir James Thornhill (1675-1734)

Study for a statue of Diana, in a niche

Details

Sir James Thornhill (1675-1734)
Study for a statue of Diana, in a niche
pencil, pen and ink and brown wash, unframed
11.1/8 x 5 in. (28.2 x 12.7 cm.)

Provenance

Sir Joshua Reynolds, P.R.A. (L.2364).
Anon. sale, Christie's London, 8 July 1986, lot 16 (648).

Lot Essay

It has been suggested that this is a design for part of the decoration of the Sabine Room at Chatsworth. A design showing similar alcoves and cornice and cautiously associated with Chatsworth is in the Victoria & Albert Museum (Edgar Mayhew, Sketches by Thornhill in the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1967, pl. 5).

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