Lot 76: Charles Robert Leslie, R.A. (1794-1859) Sir Plume demands the restoration of the lock (from Alexander Pope's The Rape... oil on canvas 50 x 67 7/8 in. (127 x 177.8 cm.)

Name: Charles Robert Leslie, R.A. (1794-1859) Sir Plume demands the restoration of the lock (from Alexander Pope's The Rape... oil on canvas 50 x 67 7/8 in. (127 x 177.8 cm.)
Brand: Christie's
SKU: ded49b2916

Est: £20,000 GBP - £30,000 GBP

Christie'sLondon, United KingdomJuly 11, 2019

Item Overview

Description

Charles Robert Leslie, R.A. (1794-1859)
Sir Plume demands the restoration of the lock (from Alexander Pope's The Rape of the Lock)
oil on canvas
50 x 67 7/8 in. (127 x 177.8 cm.)

Artist or Maker

Charles Robert (1794) Leslie

Provenance

Commissioned from the artist by Mr Edwin Bullock, 1856.
His sale (†); Christie's, London, 21 May 1870, lot 140 (1,300 gns to Agnew).
with Thomas Agnew & Son, Manchester.
Lieutenant-Colonel T. Birchall (†); Christie's, London, 6 February 1904, lot 125 (150 gns to King).

Auction Details

British & European Art: Victorian Pre-Raphaelite

Christie's

July 11, 2019, 10:30 AM BST

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

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