Property of a Gentleman James Ward RA (1769 - 1859) The Cou...

Estimate

£4,000 - £6,000

Property of a Gentleman

James Ward RA (1769 - 1859)
The Council of Horses
c.1848
Oil on panel
Verso etched with initials 'JW RA' and with inscription 'The Council of Horses, May 1860 / At the sale at Fosters / No. 97 - sale by the Executors of the deceased / James Ward RA' (on an old label attached to the reverse).
James Ward, His Life and Works by C. Reginald Grundy, cat. res. no. 187

Provenance:
The artists studio sale, Foster's, London, 9th May 1860, lot 97;
sold in the Huth Collection at Xies, 1905;
with Leggatt Brothers, London, early 20th century; 
Christie's South Kensington, 7th June 2017, lot 93.

Dimensions:
(panel) 7.5 in. (H) x 9.25 in. (W)
(frame) 11.25 in. (H) x 13 in. (W)