£4,400
Francis Towne (British, 1739-1816) - a pen, ink and watercolour work entitled 'Evening Study', framed by Thos Agnew & Son & labelled to reverse. The picture was acquired by the vendor's great-grandfather in Cumbria (then Cumberland & Westmoreland) and has been passed down through the family since.
Provenance
Bequeathed by the artist in 1816 to James White of Exeter (1744–1825), on whose death it passed to Towne’s residuary legatee John Herman Merivale (1779–1844) and his successors. Merivale’s granddaughters Maria Sophia Merivale (1853–1928) and Judith Ann Merivale (1860–1945), both of Oxford, inherited the drawing in May 1915 (BP13). On 5 March 1936 (May 1936 according to the Barton Place catalogue) Judith Merivale sold it to Agnew’s (no.1864) for £6 and on the same day they sold it to Oliver Quibell of Newark (1863–1945) for £9 9s., whereafter it is untraced.
Picture has been stuck to backboard: no attempt was made by us to remove it. Very slight bleed-through of ink annotations are visible and match the inscriptions expected to verso: edges and size match expected as per provenance. Slight foxing across top of image. Retains Agnew's label to reverse. Clean image with no fading.
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