Lot 11: George Elgar Hicks, RBA (British, 1824-1914) Utilizing church metal

George Elgar Hicks, RBA (British, 1824-1914)
Utilizing church metal signed and dated 'G E Hicks 1868' (lower right)oil on canvas45.5 x 61cm (18 x 24in).

Provenance: Anon. sale, Sotheby's, Billingshurst, 2 June 1987, lot 1370.Private collection, UK. Purchased from the above sale. Exhibited: London, Royal Academy, 1868, no. 454.The painting depicts the stripping of the metal, including the memorial brasses, from the interior of Lincoln Minster during the Civil War, as described by John Evelyn.