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- David Roberts
- Interior Of The Cathedral Of Seville During The Ceremony Of Corpus Christi
David Roberts, R.A.
Interior Of The Cathedral Of Seville During The Ceremony Of Corpus Christi
Found at
Sothebys,
London
Old Master Day Sale including Old Master Paintings, Drawings and British Works on Paper, Lot 160
29. Jul - 29. Jul 2020
Old Master Day Sale including Old Master Paintings, Drawings and British Works on Paper, Lot 160
29. Jul - 29. Jul 2020
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
The Property of the Downside Abbey General Trust
DAVID ROBERTS, R.A.
Edinburgh 1796 - 1864 London
INTERIOR OF THE CATHEDRAL OF SEVILLE DURING THE CEREMONY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
inscribed and dated, lower centre on a flagstone (inverted): HIC IACET/ DAVIDVS ROBERTVS/ Reqvi… pace : Amen…/ A.D. MDCCCXXXIII;
and inscribed and dated, lower left: Painted at Seville 1833
oil on canvas
unframed: 196.5 x 136.4 cm.; 77½ x 53¾ in.
framed: 212 x 152 cm.; 83½ x 59¾ in. Please note: Condition 11 of the Conditions of Business for Buyers (Online Only) is not applicable to this lot.
Bought from the artist in 1834 by his friend David Ramsay Hay for £300; | By whom sold, Edinburgh, 1848 or 1849; | Lewis Loyd (1811–1891), Monks Orchard, Beckenham, Kent, by 1852; | By descent to Captain E.N.F. Loyd, Shaw Hill, Melksham, Wiltshire; | His sale, London, Christie’s, 30 April 1937, lot 80, to Baird for £16.16; | Mrs Innes Moore, 15 Royal Crescent, Bath; | By whom gifted to the Abbot of Downside, circa 1949.
DAVID ROBERTS, R.A.
Edinburgh 1796 - 1864 London
INTERIOR OF THE CATHEDRAL OF SEVILLE DURING THE CEREMONY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
inscribed and dated, lower centre on a flagstone (inverted): HIC IACET/ DAVIDVS ROBERTVS/ Reqvi… pace : Amen…/ A.D. MDCCCXXXIII;
and inscribed and dated, lower left: Painted at Seville 1833
oil on canvas
unframed: 196.5 x 136.4 cm.; 77½ x 53¾ in.
framed: 212 x 152 cm.; 83½ x 59¾ in. Please note: Condition 11 of the Conditions of Business for Buyers (Online Only) is not applicable to this lot.
Bought from the artist in 1834 by his friend David Ramsay Hay for £300; | By whom sold, Edinburgh, 1848 or 1849; | Lewis Loyd (1811–1891), Monks Orchard, Beckenham, Kent, by 1852; | By descent to Captain E.N.F. Loyd, Shaw Hill, Melksham, Wiltshire; | His sale, London, Christie’s, 30 April 1937, lot 80, to Baird for £16.16; | Mrs Innes Moore, 15 Royal Crescent, Bath; | By whom gifted to the Abbot of Downside, circa 1949.