Lot Essay
The present sketch would appear to be a preliminary study for Etty's Phaedria and Cymochles on the Idle Lake, which he exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1835 (for which see the previous lot).
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Study for Phaedria and Cymochles on the Idle Lake (recto); and sketch of a reclining female nudere (verso)
Details
William Etty, R.A. (1787-1849)
Study for Phaedria and Cymochles on the Idle Lake (recto); and sketch of a reclining female nudere (verso)
oil on board, circular
13 1/8 in. (33.3 cm.) diameter
Study for Phaedria and Cymochles on the Idle Lake (recto); and sketch of a reclining female nudere (verso)
oil on board, circular
13 1/8 in. (33.3 cm.) diameter
Provenance
Dr. R. Menks, Southwold, Suffolk.
with Kastel Gallery, Westmont, Quebec.
with Kastel Gallery, Westmont, Quebec.
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