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Lot 1822

David Cox

Estimate: $800 - $1,200

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(British, 1783-1859)

Hussars on a Mountain Pass, with distant troops, apparently unsigned, watercolor, 9-1/8 x 13 in.; gilt wood and composition frame with inscribed gilt liner, 17 x 20-1/8 in.

Provenance: Presumed Ex-collection of J.H. Browne; Ex-collection A.J. Squarey worked as a solicitor, to the Mersey Docks & Harbour Board, Liverpool; sold in 1900; Ex-collection of H.E. Kidson; Private Collection, Knoxville, TennesseeNote:

A letter (1880) and note (1877) attached verso, suggest this watercolor was a gift to J. H. Browne, a student of David Cox.

Exhibited: Walker Art Gallery, Grand Loan Exhibition of Pictures, 1886, No. 792 (label verso)

Condition

laid on card, some discoloration at right side