Guardsman Higgins

細節

William Etty, R.A. (1787-1849)
Guardsman Higgins
with inscription 'W. Etty/Purchased at his sale at Christie's/John Mogford ... ' (on the reverse)
oil on board
26 x 20¼ in. (66 x 51.5 cm.)

來源

The Artist's Studio Sale, May 1850 (bt John Mogford).
Clayton Cole.
Durlacher Brothers, New York.
Anon. sale, William Doyle Galleries, Inc., New York, 24 January 1979, lot 469, when acquired by the present owner.

展覽

Nottingham University Art Gallery, The Artist's Model its role from Lely to Etty, 1991, no. 72.

注意事項

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

拍品專文

A label on the reverse of the picture identifies the sitter as Guardsman Higgins and claims that he was the artist's favourite model. In the early nineteenth century soldiers often supplemented their income by modelling privately and at the Royal Academy. Soldiers were thought by some artists to make ideal models, not only because of their good physiques but also because they were able to maintain a pose for lengthy periods. One of the best known soldier-models was Samuel Strowger, who began to pose at the Royal Academy in the early nineteenth century while still in the Life Guards, and was painted by Constable, Wilkie, and Etty.