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Lot 7: Attributed to Samuel Wale, R.A. (Great Yarmouth 1721-1786 London)

Est: £2,000 GBP - £3,000 GBPSold:
Christie'sLondon, United KingdomJuly 10, 2012

Item Overview

Description

Attributed to Samuel Wale, R.A. (Great Yarmouth 1721-1786 London)
The Radcliffe Infirmary: an Emblematical Representation with Dr John Radcliffe conducted from the Temple of Aesculapius by the Genius of Physic
with inscription 'Wale' (on a fragment of the old mount attached to the backboard) and with inscription 'Guy's Hospital' (on the reverse)
pen and grey ink and grey wash, within the artist's pen and ink border, watermark 'CURTEIS & SONS/1794', on paper
14¾ x 18½ in. (37.5 x 47 cm.)

Artist or Maker

Literature

H. M. Petter, The Oxford Almanacks, Oxford, 1974, p. 70.

Provenance

Dr A.H.T. Robb-Smith, 1974.
Dr A. Gibson, Radcliffe Infirmary.

Notes

Attributed to Samuel Wale, R.A. (Great Yarmouth 1721-1786 London)
The Radcliffe Infirmary: an Emblematical Representation with Dr John Radcliffe conducted from the Temple of Aesculapius by the Genius of Physic
with inscription 'Wale' (on a fragment of the old mount attached to the backboard) and with inscription 'Guy's Hospital' (on the reverse)
pen and grey ink and grey wash, within the artist's pen and ink border, watermark 'CURTEIS & SONS/1794', on paper
14¾ x 18½ in. (37.5 x 47 cm.)

Auction Details

Andrew Wyld: Connoisseur Dealer

by
Christie's
July 10, 2012, 12:00 AM GMT

8 King Street, St. James's, London, LDN, SW1Y 6QT, UK