Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827)

A village shop

Details

Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827)
A village shop
with signature 'T. Rowlandson' (lower left)
pencil, pen and ink and watercolour
8.1/8 x 6.3/8 in. (20.7 x 16.2 cm.)

Provenance

Mrs. Joseph Kerrigan.
Anon sale, Christie's London, 14 March 1978, lot 131 (770).
Anon sale, Christie's London, 17 November 1987, lot 146 (990).

Lot Essay

It has been suggested that the present drawing may be after a composition by the Dutch artists Adriaen von Ostade (1610-1684) or Isack van Ostade (1621-1649). It has not been possible to trace an exact prototype.

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