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Lot 32: Studio of William Owen, R.A. , 1769-1825 Portrait of Dr. Cyril Jackson (1746-1819) , Headmaster of Westminster School and Dean of Christ Church, Oxford oil on canvas, in a particularly fine contemporary carved giltwood frame

Est: £2,000 GBP - £3,000 GBPSold:
Sotheby'sLondon, United KingdomSeptember 29, 2009

Item Overview

Artist or Maker

Literature

Lord Devon, Powderham Castle, Historic Family Home of the Earls of Devon, 2006, p. 12 (illustrated hanging in the Ante-Room)

Provenance

Probably commissioned by William Courtenay, 10th Earl of Devon;

Notes

The present painting is a version of the prime version by William Owen (Christ Church College, Oxford), which was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1811. The sitter was Headmaster of Westminster School and Dean of Christ Church Oxford from 1779, both of which establishments William, 10th Earl of Devon attended, graduating from Christ Church in 1798.

Auction Details

Powderham Castle & Seaton Delaval Hall

by
Sotheby's
September 29, 2009, 12:00 AM GMT

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