Lot 818
Collector’s Group of Four Drawings
Lot 818 Details
Collector’s Group of Four Drawings
William Mulready (1786-1863), Irish
A SHEET OF FIGURE STUDIES (GROUPS OF CHILDREN), A DOUBLE-SIDED DRAWING, THE VERSO WITH MOTHER AND CHILDREN AND MEN IN TOP HATS WITH CHILDREN, PROBABLY PRIOR TO 1816
Pencil, pen and black ink on paper; the initial monogram stamp of collector Thomas Lowinsky in the bottom left corner of the recto
Together with:
George Jones (1786-1869), British
LA BELLE ALLIANCE (STUDY OF FRENCH TROOPS GATHERING BEFORE WATERLOO), CIRCA 1815
Watercolour and pen and ink with bodycolour on beige wove paper; titled in pen and ink lower left, inscribed “George Jones R.A.” in pencil to the mount margin lower right.
Together with:
James Ward (1769-1859), British
A YOUNG GIRL SEATED
Pencil on laid paper; signed with script initials “JW. RA” in pencil lower left.
Together with:
Daniel Maclise (1806-1870), Irish
TWO GIRLS LOOKING AT A GOLDFISH BOWL
Watercolour with brush and wash; inscribed in black ink script on the reverse: “Mc. Clise I” (sic)
Sheet 7.5 x 9.6 in — 19.1 x 24.5 cm; 2.75 x 5.5 in — 7 x 14 cm; 7 x 4.75 in — 17.8 x 12.1 cm; 3.6 x 3.2 in — 9.1 x 8.1 cm
Estimate $900-$1,400
Additional Images
Provenance:
Mulready:
From the collection of F. Ranson, UK;
Thomas Lowinsky, UK;
Christopher Powney, Dealer in Drawings, Shropshire, UK;
From whom purchased by the Private Collection, Hamilton, Ontario in 1989
Jones:
Stanhope Shelton Limited, Suffolk, UK;
From whom purchased by the Private Collection, Hamilton, Ontario in 1976
Ward:
Ex. Coll Randall Davies F.S.A.;
Christopher Powney, Dealer in Drawings, London, UK;
From whom purchased by the Private Collection, Hamilton, Ontario in 1982
Maclise:
Christopher Powney, Dealer in Drawings, Shropshire, UK;
Gifted to the Private Collection, Hamilton, Ontario in 1993
Exhibited:
Ward:
Art Gallery of Hamilton, 1999 in “Private Obsessions”
Note:
Jones:
The son of an engraver, Jones entered the R.A. schools in 1801 and exhibited portrait and landscapes from 1803-1811. He joined the army and served under Wellington in both the Peninsula and the occupation of Paris. He painted many military subjects from this era. George Jones was elected A.R.A. in 1822, and R.A. in 1824 and acting President from 1845-50. In 1851, he acted as J.M.W. Turner’s executor.