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FROM THE TAPELEY PARK COLLECTION (LOTS 17, 18, 19 & 20)
WILLIAM HODGES, R.A. (LONDON 1744-1797 BRIXHAM)
Paharia tribesmen, with bows and arrows, and a Bengali woman in a wooded landscape
Details
WILLIAM HODGES, R.A. (LONDON 1744-1797 BRIXHAM)
Paharia tribesmen, with bows and arrows, and a Bengali woman in a wooded landscape
oil on canvas
48 1⁄8 x 63 in. (122.2 x 160 cm.)
in its original frame
Paharia tribesmen, with bows and arrows, and a Bengali woman in a wooded landscape
oil on canvas
48 1⁄8 x 63 in. (122.2 x 160 cm.)
in its original frame
Provenance
Commissioned by Augustus Cleveland (1754-1784), for his residence, Tilha Kothi, Bhagalpur, and by inheritance to his half-brother,
John Cleveland (1734-1817), Tapeley Park, North Devon, and by descent.
John Cleveland (1734-1817), Tapeley Park, North Devon, and by descent.
Literature
G. Tillotson, The Artificial Empire: The Indian Landscapes of William Hodges, Richmond, Surrey, 2000, p. 96, note 30.
C. Greig, 'Hodges and Attribution', in G. Quilley and J. Bonehill, eds., William Hodges 1744-1797: the Art of Exploration, exhibition catalogue, New Haven and London, 2004, pp. 16 and 20, note 9.
C. Greig, 'Hodges and Attribution', in G. Quilley and J. Bonehill, eds., William Hodges 1744-1797: the Art of Exploration, exhibition catalogue, New Haven and London, 2004, pp. 16 and 20, note 9.
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