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Lot 69PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT PRIVATE AMERICAN COLLECTION
FRANCIS WHEATLEY, R.A. (LONDON 1747-1801)
Milk Below Maids, from the Cries of London Series
Fermé7 October 2022
Prix réalisé
USD 6,300
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At the Royal Academy exhibitions of 1792 to 1795, Francis Wheatley contributed a number of paintings London street sellers in a group entitled The Cries of London. The paintings were then engraved, with funding from Colnaghi & Co., and sold as a print series. The Milk Below Maids was first engraved by Luigi Schiavonetti. The series was popular, so much so in fact that the print plates were worn out, forcing Colnaghi & Co. to have a new set produced.