Lot 231: William Irving (1866-1943) AN ARCADIAN SCENE

William Irving
(1866-1943)
AN ARCADIAN SCENE INCORPORATING
PORTRAITS OF THE SON AND THREE
DAUGHTERS OF THE REV. THOMAS WILSON
WITH GRECIAN TEMPLE, A RAINBOW AND
APPLE-BLOSSOM
signed and dated 1926
oil on canvas
183 x 204cms; 72 x 80 1/4in., unframed.

PROVENANCE
One of two paintings commissioned from Irving in
1926 by the Rev. Thomas Wilson, Proprietor and
Headmaster of Smarts Colleges, Newcastle upon
Tyne, which were hung in Coxlodge Hall (formerly
the home of Sir Roland Hodge), which at that time
was the location of one of Smarts Colleges
Schools. By a family tradition the lamb in the
foreground represents Rev. Thomas Wilson and
the horned sheep Mrs. Frances Wilson. This lot
is sold by direct of a descendant of Rev. Wilson.
See illustration