Lot 245: CHARLES BESTLAND

1763-1837
THE LETTER
together with Louisa Seyffarth, née Sharpe O.W.S. (Birmingham 1798-1843 Dresden) Cat Burglar - Hunting the Intruder in the Larder; and John Hopkins (fl. 1791-1809), The Rent Day, After Sir David Wilkie
Quantity: 3
The first watercolour over pencil, heightened with pen and brown ink, unframed;
the second watercolour and bodycolour, heightened with gum arabic, unframed;
the third watercolour over pencil, heightened with bodycolour and gum arabic;  
the first signed, lower left: Painted by C. Bestland 1792;
the second signed, lower right: Louisa Seyffarth


 
The first 303 by 379 mm; the second 245 by 337 mm; the third 435 by 617 mm

The first Cambridge, Fitzwilliam Museum, Exhibition of English Drawings and Watercolours from a Private Collection, 1971, no. 8

 

 

The first sale, London, Sotheby's, 12 February 1970, lot 125, to The Fine Art Society;
The Fine Art Society, London, by whom sold in 1970 to Walter Brandt;
the second with The Fine Art Society, London, by 1970, by whom sold in 1970 to Walter Brandt;
the third with The Fry Gallery, London, by 1970, by whom sold in 1970 to Walter Brandt