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Circle of William Hogarth (London 1697-1764)
Lot 118 PROPERTY FROM THE INDIANAPOLIS MUSEUM OF ART AT NEWFIELDS, SOLD TO BENEFIT THE ART ACQUISITIONS FUND

Circle of William Hogarth (London 1697-1764)

The assizes of Westminster Hall

Closed30 October 2018

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Circle of William Hogarth (London 1697-1764)
The assizes of Westminster Hall
oil on canvas
39 ¾ x 49 ¾ in. (100.9 x 126.4 cm.)

Hugh Andrew Johnstone Munro of Novar (1794-1865), London and Novar, Highland, Scotland; his sale (†), Christie’s, London, 11 May 1867, lot 4, as 'W. Hogarth' (32 gns. to King).
The Earl of Lonsdale(1867-1953), Lowther, Penrith; Christie's, London, 7 March 1952, lot 32, as 'W. Hogarth' (270 gns. to Leggatt Brothers).
(Probably) Hirschl & Adler, New York, by 1956.
Max Safron, New York.
Mr. Joseph Irwin Miller, Columbus, Indiana in 1956, by whom given to the Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis, Indiana, now the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, in 1987.

Specialist note

This canvas shows a trial in process at the courts of assize, which were held periodically around England and Wales until 1972, when together with the quarter sessions they were abolished and replaced by a single permanent Crown Court.

An attribution to John Laguerre (1688-1748) can be considered for this ambitious composition. John Laguerre was the son of the history painter Louis Laguerre and was regarded by the contemporary diarist, George Vertue, as a gifted artist.