Lot Essay
The present work is most probably a sketch for the picture of the same title that was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1882, No.264.
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The dancing bear
Details
William Frederick Witherington, R.A. (1785-1865)
The dancing bear
inscribed and dated 'Sketch painted/for P. Lansdowne /Witherington/1822' (on the reverse)
oil on panel
7½ x 9½ in. (21.6 x 26.7 cm.)
The dancing bear
inscribed and dated 'Sketch painted/for P. Lansdowne /Witherington/1822' (on the reverse)
oil on panel
7½ x 9½ in. (21.6 x 26.7 cm.)
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