Thirteen figure and composition studies relating to the frescoes at the Palaces of Westminster including; Study for 'Griselda's first Trial of Patience'; Compositional sketch for 'Charles 1 Raising his Standard at Nottingham, 1642'; Study of man's head in profile; Study for 'The Setting Out of the Trained Bands from London to Raise the Siege of Gloucester'; Study of a sword Hilt; Study of a bearded male head looking to the left; Study of armour; Compositional sketch for 'Basing House defended by the Cavaliers' (illustrated); Study for 'Prince Henry Acknowledging the Authority of Chief Justice Gascoyne'; Study for a man in profile looking to the left - prominant cheekbones (illustrated); Two studies for 'First Trial by Jury'; Study for 'The Expulsion of the Fellows of a College at Oxford for Refusing to Sign the Covenant'; and Studies of a hand holding a walking stick

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Charles West Cope, R.A. (1811-1890)
Thirteen figure and composition studies relating to the frescoes at the Palaces of Westminster including; Study for 'Griselda's first Trial of Patience'; Compositional sketch for 'Charles 1 Raising his Standard at Nottingham, 1642'; Study of man's head in profile; Study for 'The Setting Out of the Trained Bands from London to Raise the Siege of Gloucester'; Study of a sword Hilt; Study of a bearded male head looking to the left; Study of armour; Compositional sketch for 'Basing House defended by the Cavaliers' (illustrated); Study for 'Prince Henry Acknowledging the Authority of Chief Justice Gascoyne'; Study for a man in profile looking to the left - prominant cheekbones (illustrated); Two studies for 'First Trial by Jury'; Study for 'The Expulsion of the Fellows of a College at Oxford for Refusing to Sign the Covenant'; and Studies of a hand holding a walking stick
one signed with initials and inscribed 'Sketch for/Defense of Basing Ho/CWC/Westr' (on the reverse), one signed with initials and inscribed 'Sketch for/Raising of the Standard/at Nottingham/Westminster/CWC' (on the reverse), one signed with initials and inscribed 'Trained Bands/Westr CWC' (lower left), one inscribed 'Griselda Trial/H. Lords' (lower right)
eight coloured chalks, one pencil and brown wash, two oil on canvas, two pencil and watercolour heightened with touches of white, some on tinted paper, one fragmentary watermark, unframed
19¾ x 15¾ in. (50.1 x 40 cm.); and smaller (13)

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Lot Essay

The frescoes in the House of Lords were also painted by Dyce, Maclise, and John Calcott Horsley. The walls of the Royal Gallery are painted with two 45ft long frescoes by Daniel Maclise. The frescoes painted by Cope for the Peers Corridor in the Houses of Parliament are entitled The Expulsion of the Fellows of a College in Oxford for refusing to sign the Covenant; The setting out of the Trained Bands from London to raise the Siege of Gloucester, 1643; Embarkation of the Pilgrim Fathers for New England, 1620; The Parting of Lord and Lady Russell, 1683; Basing House defended by the Cavaliers against the Parliamentary Army, 1645; and Speaker Lenthal asserting the privilege of the Commons against Charles I when the attempt was made to sieze the Five Members, 1642.

We are grateful to Simon Carter for his help in preparing this catalogue entry.

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