Live Auction 5900Christie's Interiors
Sir Charles D'Oyly, 7th Bt. (1781-1945)
Lot 210

Sir Charles D'Oyly, 7th Bt. (1781-1945)

Caricature of George Chinnery

Closed27 January 2009

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GBP 1,125

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Sir Charles D'Oyly, 7th Bt. (1781-1945)
Caricature of George Chinnery
inscribed 'Cupid attended by the Graces' (lower centre) and inscribed 'Chinnery/How happy could I be/with thee' (on the reverse)
pencil, pen and brown ink
6 7/8 x 5¼ in. (17.5 x 13.4 cm.)

with Spink, London.

Specialist note

D'Oyly was born in Culcutta but received his education in England. In 1798 he returned to India and lived in Culcutta until 1808 when he was transferred to Dacca to take up the post of Collector for the East India Company. It was in Dacca that he received lessons from the artist George Chinnery and it seems likely that he produced the present work in this period.