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Men of War and other craft in a breeze
Details
SAMUEL SCOTT (LONDON C.1702-1772 BATH)
Men of War and other craft in a breeze
signed and indistinctly dated 'S Scott 17...' (lower right, on a spar of wood)
oil on canvas
33 7/8 x 50 ½ in. (86 x 128.5 cm.)
Men of War and other craft in a breeze
signed and indistinctly dated 'S Scott 17...' (lower right, on a spar of wood)
oil on canvas
33 7/8 x 50 ½ in. (86 x 128.5 cm.)
Provenance
(Probably) Thomas Mansell Talbot (1747-1813), Margam Castle, Port Talbot, and by descent to,
Emily Charlotte Talbot (1840-1918), Margam Castle, Port Talbot; her sale (†), Christie's, London, 29 October 1941 (=3rd day), lot 410, 60 gns. to the following,
with Knoedler & Co., where acquired by the grandfather of the present owner on 2 October 1943 for £275.
Emily Charlotte Talbot (1840-1918), Margam Castle, Port Talbot; her sale (†), Christie's, London, 29 October 1941 (=3rd day), lot 410, 60 gns. to the following,
with Knoedler & Co., where acquired by the grandfather of the present owner on 2 October 1943 for £275.
Literature
H.F. Finberg, 'Samuel Scott', The Burlington Magazine for Connoisseurs, LXXXI, no. 473, August 1942, p. 201, pl. IIA.
E.K. Waterhouse, Painting in Britain 1530-1790, London, 1953, p. 112.
R. Kingsett, 'The Works of Samuel Scott', The Walpole Society, XLVIII, 1980-1982, p. 18 and 90, no. E, pl. 4a.
E.K. Waterhouse, Painting in Britain 1530-1790, London, 1953, p. 112.
R. Kingsett, 'The Works of Samuel Scott', The Walpole Society, XLVIII, 1980-1982, p. 18 and 90, no. E, pl. 4a.
Exhibited
London, Thos. Agnew & Sons, Loan Exhibition of Paintings and Drawings by Samuel Scott in aid of the Victoria Art Gallery, Bath, 3-28 April 1951, no. 2.
London, Guildhall Art Gallery, Samuel Scott bicentenary: paintings, drawings and engravings, 4 May-3 June 1972, no. 2.
London, Guildhall Art Gallery, Samuel Scott bicentenary: paintings, drawings and engravings, 4 May-3 June 1972, no. 2.
Brought to you by
Lucy Speelman
Junior Specialist, Head of Day Sale