Sale 5682
London, South Kensington
|
29 September 2010
Price realised
GBP 12,500
Estimate
Francis Sartorius (1734-1804) Dolly with jockey up with transcription 'Dolly got by Lucifer, out of the/Old Crab Mare/the Dam of Betty Carelessly/F. Sartorius./1768.' (on the reverse) oil on canvas 25 x 30 in. (63.5 x 76.2 cm.)
Provenance
with Elwes & Hanham, London.
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