Lot Essay
Commenting on this picture, the Art Union (1841, vol. 3, p. 187) observed 'The character of the subject is well sustained; the horses are most efficiently drawn, the men full of life.'
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A detachment of Cromwell's cavalry surprised in a mountain pass
Details
Thomas Woodward (1801-1852)
A detachment of Cromwell's cavalry surprised in a mountain pass
signed with initials and dated 'TW 1841' (lower right)
oil on canvas
44½ x 56¾ in. (113 x 144 cm.)
A detachment of Cromwell's cavalry surprised in a mountain pass
signed with initials and dated 'TW 1841' (lower right)
oil on canvas
44½ x 56¾ in. (113 x 144 cm.)
Provenance
Purchased privately in the mid-1980s.
Literature
C.W. Graham-Stewart, Thomas Woodward, published privately, 1989, pp. 11, 47, 50, 68, 77 and 138.
Exhibited
London, Royal Academy, 1841, no. 243.
Special notice
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