John Robert Cozens

Lot 325: JOHN ROBERT COZENS

Name: JOHN ROBERT COZENS
Brand: Sotheby's
SKU: 54d07e4c2f

Est: £100,000 GBP - £150,000 GBP

Sotheby'sLondon, United KingdomJuly 07, 2011

Item Overview

Description

PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT PRIVATE COLLECTION
1752 - 1797
VIETRI AND RAITO
Watercolour over pencil, held in a British Neo-Classical frame
255 by 370 mm

Artist or Maker

John Robert Cozens

Literature

C.F. Bell and T. Girtin, 'The Sketches and Drawings of John Robert Cozens', The Walpole Society, vol. XXIII, 1935, p. 59, no. 270.i., entitled 'Part of Vietri and Raito'

Provenance

William Beckford (1760-1844);
his Sale, London, Christie's, 10 April 1805, lot 55, described as 'a capital drawing';
sale, London, Phillips, 23 March 1981, lot 102;
with Martyn Gregory, London, to the father of the present owners

Auction Details

Old Master and British Drawings including Property from the Descendants of Walter Brandt

Sotheby's

July 07, 2011, 12:00 PM GMT

34-35 New Bond Street, London, LDN, W1A 2AA, UK

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