Lot Essay
The present picture follows the direction of Basire's engraving, but omits the child behind the woman's right shoulder which features both in Hodges' original drawing and Basire's engraving.
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Woman of the Island of Tanna
Details
French School, late 18th Century, after William Hodges, R.A.
Woman of the Island of Tanna
oil on canvas
11 x 8¾in. (27.9 x 22.2cm.)
Woman of the Island of Tanna
oil on canvas
11 x 8¾in. (27.9 x 22.2cm.)
Provenance
Acquired in Paris c. 1945-9.
Private Collection, Florida.
Private Collection, Florida.
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