Live Auction 12310Victorian, Pre-Raphaelite & British Impressionist Art, Maritime Art, Sporting & Wildlife Art
Benjamin Williams Leader, R.A. (1831-1923)
Lot 24

Benjamin Williams Leader, R.A. (1831-1923)

Parting Day'The weary sun hath made a golden set,And, by the bright track of his fiery car,Gives token of a goodly day tomorrow'

Closed1 December 2016

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Benjamin Williams Leader, R.A. (1831-1923)
Parting Day
'The weary sun hath made a golden set,
And, by the bright track of his fiery car,
Gives token of a goodly day tomorrow'
signed and dated 'B.W. LEADER. 1883.' (lower left)
oil on canvas
44 ¼ x 72 ½ in. (108 x 184 cm.)

with Agnew's, London.
Sir William Cuthbert Quilter, founder of the National Telephone Company.
His sale; Christie's, London, 9 July 1909, lot 63 (1,200 gns to Gooden & Fox).
Ernest Ruffer; Christie's, London, 9 May 1924, lot 38 (470 gns to Cassell).
The trustees of The Stoneleigh Settlement; Christie's, London, 16 October 1981, lot 6.