Live Auction 5660Old Master and British Paintings
Robert Crone (Dublin c. 1718-1779 London)
Lot 147

Robert Crone (Dublin c. 1718-1779 London)

A wooded landscape with a soldier at rest by a lake

Closed30 October 2014

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Robert Crone (Dublin c. 1718-1779 London)
A wooded landscape with a soldier at rest by a lake
oil on canvas
27¾ x 36 in. (70.5 x 91.5 cm.)

with Sabin Galleries, London.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 12 July 1996, lot 33, as one of a pair (£29,900).

Specialist note

Robert Crone was born and studied in Dublin. In 1755 he travelled to Italy and most of his works are classical landscapes in a style derived from Claude and Richard Wilson, with whom the artist briefly studied. Crone exhibited regularly at the Royal Academy between 1770 and 1778.