Lot Essay
This painting is after the picture in the National Museum Wales, Cardiff; the prime was also engraved by William Woollet in 1769.
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Ceyx and Alcyone shipwrecked on a rocky coastline
Details
AFTER RICHARD WILSON
Ceyx and Alcyone shipwrecked on a rocky coastline
oil on canvas
40 x 50 ¼ in. (101.6 x 127.5 cm.)
in a Maratta frame
Ceyx and Alcyone shipwrecked on a rocky coastline
oil on canvas
40 x 50 ¼ in. (101.6 x 127.5 cm.)
in a Maratta frame
Provenance
Private collection, Nottinghamshire, Christie's, London, July 2, 1954, lot 50, as 'Wilson' (8 gns. to Wiggins).
Anonymous sale; Christie's, New York, 29 January 1998, lot 189, as 'Richard Wilson', with incorrect provenance and literature.
with Spink-Leger, London, as 'Attributed to Richard Wilson'.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, New York, 29 January 1998, lot 189, as 'Richard Wilson', with incorrect provenance and literature.
with Spink-Leger, London, as 'Attributed to Richard Wilson'.
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Brought to you by
Amelia Walker
Director, Specialist Head of Private & Iconic Collections
This painting is after the picture in the National Museum Wales, Cardiff; the prime was also engraved by William Woollet in 1769.