Attributed to John Frederick Lewis, R.A. (1805-1870)

细节
Attributed to John Frederick Lewis, R.A. (1805-1870)
A Turkish Maiden
inscribed on an old label attached to the backboard 'Beautiful drawing/belonging to Henrietta/M Crompton-/Michlegate House York' and further inscribed on another old label also attached to the backboard '...To my dear Mrs/Crompton Stansfield/Henta Matda Crompton/1880. bought at a great/sale in London by Sir/William Herries many/many years ago'; watercolour and bodycolour
17¼ x 13¼in. (438 x 336mm.)

拍品专文

This watercolour seems to date from 1838-39 when Lewis went to Naples. We are grateful to Bill Thomson for his help in preparing this catalogue entry.