拍品专文
The National Register for Births, Marriages and Deaths in England and Wales opened in 1837. Then, as now, registering a new-born was a portentous moment.
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Registering the first born
细节
George Smith (1829-1901)
Registering the first born
signed and dated 'George Smith./1863.' (lower left) and signed, inscribed and numbered 'No. 1/"Registering the Firstborn"/George Smith/...Villas/...ll/...gton.' (on a label attached to the reverse)
oil on panel
24 x 19¾ in. (61 x 50.2 cm.)
Registering the first born
signed and dated 'George Smith./1863.' (lower left) and signed, inscribed and numbered 'No. 1/"Registering the Firstborn"/George Smith/...Villas/...ll/...gton.' (on a label attached to the reverse)
oil on panel
24 x 19¾ in. (61 x 50.2 cm.)
来源
with Agnew's, London, c. 1971, no. 30171.
展览
London, Royal Academy, 1863, no. 132.
注意事项
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 20% on the buyer's premium.
荣誉呈献
Bernard Williams
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