Vente aux enchères en direct 4633Victorian Pictures
Lot 61THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN 

Arthur Hughes (1832-1915)

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GBP 18,700

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Arthur Hughes (1832-1915)

The Rescue

signed 'Arthur Hughes'; oil on canvas
43 x 21in. (109.3 x 53.4cm.)

The artist's studio sale, Christie's, 21 November 1921, lot 70 (25gns to Sampson)
Anon sale, Christie's, 5 March 1926, lot 144 (20gns to Sampson)

Note du spécialiste

Painted c.1890-95, this is one of a pair of paintings, both exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1908, showing a child being rescued from a dragon by a knight. The pictures were split up some time after 1926.

We are grateful to Mr Leonard Roberts for his help in preparing this catalogue entry.