Richard Westall, R.A. (Hertford 1765-1836 London)

Strephon and Phyllis

Details

Richard Westall, R.A. (Hertford 1765-1836 London)
Strephon and Phyllis
signed with initials and dated 'RW/1794' (lower left)
pencil and watercolor with gum arabic heightened with touches of white, within the artist's framelines, unframed
20¾ x 17¼ in. (52.8 x 43.8 cm.)

Provenance

J. Pierpont Morgan; Christie's, London, 31 March 1944, lot 110 (110 gns to Agnew)
Ray Livingston Murphy, New York; Christie's, London, 11 November 1985, lot 115.

Engraved

C. Knight, 1799.

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Lot Essay

The engraving of this watercolor was illustrated in C. Beharrell's article 'Angling and the Artist', which was featured in Country Life Magazine (25 July 1985, p. 208, fig. 3): 'The rods are huge roach poles, and the method of carrying the catch - the creel with shoulder-strap being the usual form'.

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