Lot 40: George Gray (fl.1854-1873): A Painted Porcelain

George Gray (fl.1854-1873): A Painted Porcelain Plaque ''The Taming of the Shrew'', after the original by Charles Robert Leslie (1794-1859), 19th century, depicting six figures in an interior, signed BR and dated 1859, 32cm by 45cm See illustration The original oil on canvas by Leslie is in the collections of the V&A Museum (no.FA109 [0]) and was painted in the early 1830's. The painting depicts as scene (Act IV, scene III) from Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew.