Lot 74
- 74
J. Metcalfe Fl. 1840's
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 GBP
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Description
- J. Metcalfe
- View of Masham, Wensleydale, figures gathering the harvest in the foreground
- signed l.r.: Metcalfe P / Masham / 1842
inscribed on the stretcher: masham yorkshire/j metcalf pinxt 1845 - oil on canvas
Provenance
Probably commissioned by Ellis Cunliffe Lister Kay MP;
Samuel Cunliffe Lister, 1st Baron Masham of Swinton, Yorkshire:
Lady Morgan MBE (wife of Sir Benjamin Howell Morgan);
by descent to her daughter (by 1968);
thence by descent
Condition
STRUCTURE
Original canvas.
PAINT SURFACE
The painting is in excellent condition. There is a degree of surface dirt, and cracquelure is concentrated in the centre of the canvas consistant with age. Slight paint shrinkage in lower left.
ULTRAVIOLET
Ultraviolet light reveals no repair or re-touching has been carried out.
FRAME
Held in its original ornate gilt plaster frame.
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"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
Figures gather and converse during an autumn harvest in this charming painting. Although no details appear to be available for this artist, this painting continues the tradition of harvest scenes of earlier artists Thomas Hearne and George Stubbs.
Set in the Yorkshire valley of Wensleydale, the distinctive steeple of St Mary's Church in Masham rises above the trees in the middle distance. In the graveyard rest the local artist Julius Caesar Ibbetson and Sir Abstrupus Danby (1655-1727) amongst others. Danby was a prosperous wool merchant and Deputy Lieutenant of Yorkshire who lived at Swinton Park which is just visible in the trees on the left of this painting. Swinton Park was originally purchased by Sir Abstrupus Danby in 1695. Lavishly designed and with no less than five ornamental lakes it was completed by 1760, whilst the tower and castellated battlements depicted here were a nineteenth century addition. Swinton Park was later bought by the Cunliffe Lister family in 1882 where presumably this painting once hung.
Set in the Yorkshire valley of Wensleydale, the distinctive steeple of St Mary's Church in Masham rises above the trees in the middle distance. In the graveyard rest the local artist Julius Caesar Ibbetson and Sir Abstrupus Danby (1655-1727) amongst others. Danby was a prosperous wool merchant and Deputy Lieutenant of Yorkshire who lived at Swinton Park which is just visible in the trees on the left of this painting. Swinton Park was originally purchased by Sir Abstrupus Danby in 1695. Lavishly designed and with no less than five ornamental lakes it was completed by 1760, whilst the tower and castellated battlements depicted here were a nineteenth century addition. Swinton Park was later bought by the Cunliffe Lister family in 1882 where presumably this painting once hung.