Arthur Hughes (1832-1915)

THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN

細節

Arthur Hughes (1832-1915)

The Rescue

signed 'Arthur Hughes'; oil on canvas
43 x 21in. (109.3 x 53.4cm.)

來源

The artist's studio sale, Christie's, 21 November 1921, lot 70 (25gns to Sampson)
Anon sale, Christie's, 5 March 1926, lot 144 (20gns to Sampson)

展覽

London, Royal Academy, 1908, no.891
Liverpool, Autumn Exhibition, 1908, no.1181 (#210)
London, Walker's Galleries, Arthur Hughes Memorial Exhibition, 1916, no.32

拍品專文

Painted c.1890-95, this is one of a pair of paintings, both exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1908, showing a child being rescued from a dragon by a knight. The pictures were split up some time after 1926.

We are grateful to Mr Leonard Roberts for his help in preparing this catalogue entry.