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- Sketch for 'Reading the Will'
Sir David Wilkie, R.A.
Sketch for 'Reading the Will'
Found at
Christies,
London
Old Masters Part II: Paintings, Sculpture, Drawings and Watercolours, Lot 231
3. Jul - 3. Jul 2024
Old Masters Part II: Paintings, Sculpture, Drawings and Watercolours, Lot 231
3. Jul - 3. Jul 2024
Estimate: 2.000 - 3.000 GBP
Price realised: 3.024 GBP
Price realised: 3.024 GBP
Description
SIR DAVID WILKIE, R.A. (FIFE 1785-1841 MALTA)
Sketch for 'Reading the Will'
signed and dated 'D Wilkie. 1818.' (lower left) and with inscription 'The signature of this sketch by Sir David Wilkie R.A./attested by the undersigned - March 29 t h . 1840/Sir W m . J. Newton./C J Nieuwenhuys' (on a fragment of the original mount)
pen and brown ink and watercolour on paper
4 ½ x 6 3/8 in. (11.4 x 16.2 cm.)
Sketch for 'Reading the Will'
signed and dated 'D Wilkie. 1818.' (lower left) and with inscription 'The signature of this sketch by Sir David Wilkie R.A./attested by the undersigned - March 29 t h . 1840/Sir W m . J. Newton./C J Nieuwenhuys' (on a fragment of the original mount)
pen and brown ink and watercolour on paper
4 ½ x 6 3/8 in. (11.4 x 16.2 cm.)