Study for 'My Lady is a Widow and Childless'

Details

Marcus Stone, R.A. (1840-1921)
Study for 'My Lady is a Widow and Childless'
signed 'Marcus Stone' (lower left)
oil on canvas
21 7/8 x 14½ in. (55.6 x 36.8 cm.)

Provenance

Anon. sale, Sotheby's, London, 21 March, 1990, lot 218.
with The Fine Art Society, London, from whom acquired by the present owner in 1993.

Exhibited

All for Love, 1994, no. 40.

Special notice

No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis

Sale room notice

Please note that this lot is another version of 'My Lady is a Widow and Childless' not a study as stated in the catalogue.

Lot Essay

This is a smaller version of Stone's Royal Academy exhibit of 1874, no. 106, which is included in the present sale as lot 14. Another version of the composition may be seen in the Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool. For a note on the picture, please refer to lot 14.

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