£1,700
Attributed to Thomas Hickey (1741-1824) - Portrait of an engineer for the Royal Artillery in a Landscape, his shagreen-cased draughtsman’s set beside him on a Canon, a Military Encampment beyond. Oil on panel, circa 1780, 24.1cm x 19.7cm (9½ x 7¾ ), gilded frame with sunburst and beading motif and bearing inscribed attribution to ‘John Downman A.R.A’ . Provenance: with Pawsey & Payne Gallery, London (remains of a label verso, inscribed with the name of John Downman in pen and ink, to whom the painting was formerly attributed). We are grateful to Nicholas Bagshawe for his opinion regarding this painting, on the basis of a photograph.
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