The Cries of London: 'Pots and Pans to Mend'

Details

Francis Wheatley, R.A. (1747-1801)
The Cries of London: 'Pots and Pans to Mend'
signed and dated 'F. Wheatley pxt/1795' (lower right)
oil on canvas
14½ x 11¼ in. (36.8 x 28.6 cm.)

Provenance

William Gillilan (+); Christie's, 15 May 1925, lot 140 (180 gns. to F. Sabin).

Literature

M. Webster, Francis Wheatley's Cries of London, Auction III, 1970, pp. 44-9.
M. Webster, Francis Wheatley, 1970, p. 150, no. 106, pl. 116.

Exhibited

London, Royal Academy, 1795, no. 53 or 97, both as One of the Cries of London.
London, Burlington Fine Arts Club, 1927-8, no. 76.

Lot Essay

'Pots and Pans to Mend' is from Wheatley's popular series of pictures of The Cries of London, which he exhibited at the Royal Academy 1792-95. 'Do you want any Matches?' and 'Strawberrys, Scarlet Strawberrys!' were sold in these Rooms, 12 July 1990, lots 74 and 75 (£6,000 and £7,000 respectively). The original inspiration for Wheatley's series derives from a French tradition depicting merchants carrying their wares with captions of their cries beneath. Engravings of the series were published by Colnaghi & Co. in pairs from 1793, although the present picture was not engraved until 1927.

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