International Art and Prints Online Auction

October 10, 2013

LOT 34

Lot 34

19th/20th Century British

19th/20th Century British
Lot 34 Details
19th/20th Century British

PORTRAIT OF MAJOR GENERAL MORDEN CARTHEW, C.B.

Oil on canvas
20" x 16" — 50.8 x 40.6 cm.

Estimate $100-$150

Realised: $246
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

Lot Report

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19th/20th Century British
  • 19th/20th Century British
Provenance:

With Livingston Galleries, New York, early 20th Century

Note:

The artist, Lt. Colonel Morden Carthew, was a prominent British colonial officer who served in India and Burma for 12 years and had several important posts in the administration of Moulmein. ...General Morden Carthew, C.B., started in 1848 as a cadet in the Madras Presidency of the East India Company.
Altogether he spent 12 years in India and Burma and returned to England in 1860. He afterwards lived in Dumfriesshire (Scotland) and took an active part in the county affairs. He was known for his wood carving skills and exhibited his work in London and Edinburgh. http://www.wayfarersbookshop.com/show_details.php?txtBOOK=312 on 09/24/2013

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