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Property of a Gentleman

GEORGE FREDERICK WATTS, O.M., R.A. | Fire, Study for the Carlton House Terrace Fresco, The Elements

Auction Closed

July 11, 02:12 PM GMT

Estimate

10,000 - 15,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

Property of a Gentleman


GEORGE FREDERICK WATTS, O.M., R.A.

1817 - 1904

Fire, Study for the Carlton House Terrace Fresco, The Elements


oil on panel

36 by 31cm., 14 by 12in.

Bequeathed by the artist's widow to their adopted daughter Lilian Chapman and thence by descent until 198🌜2;

Sotheby's, Belgavia, 16 February 1982, lot 88;

Private collection

In November 1854 Watts painted the monumental figures of The Elements for Lord Eastnor's drawing room at 7 Carlton House Terrace. In 1966 the frescoes were removed, with the largest sections now at Ma🧜lvern College in Worcestershire.