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Water color painter, Caricaturist

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  • English School (early 19th century)
    Jun. 26, 2024

    English School (early 19th century)

    Est: £200 - £400

    English School (early 19th century) Portrait two young sisters, believed to be Emily and Susan Napier, the daughters of General Sir Charles James Napier (1782-1853), in blue dresses, one holding a tray of fruit the reverse inscribed 'Susan & Emily Napier. Daughters of Sir Charles Napier by Anastasia his Greek mistress...' with further details regarding Susan's marriage to William McMurdo watercolour 18 x 15cm Provenance: By descent in the family of Sir Charles Napier until around twenty years ago, when acquired by the present vendor The presumed sitters are Emily Cephalonia Napier and Susan Sarah Napier. Both were born illegitimately, circa 1824, to Sir Charles Napier with Anastasia - a native Greek woman who Napier lived with during his time on Cephalonia. Susan later married Sir William Montagu Scott McMurdo (1819-1894) and Emily wed Major-General William Craig Emilius Napier (1818-1903), their cousin.

    Cheffins
  • Napier,W.
    Feb. 15, 2024

    Napier,W.

    Est: €60 - €90

    The life and opinions of General Sir Charles James Napier G.C.B. 4 Bde. London, Murray 1857. Mit 4 gest. Portraits u. 1 gest. Faltplan. Olwdbde. mit Goldpräg. (Rckn. gebräunt, Kap. tls. beschäd.). Erste Ausgabe der seltenen Biographie. - Der englische General Charles James Napier (1782-1853) war 1822-1830 Gouverneur von Kephallinia, erhielt 1841 ein Kommando in Ostindien und bald darauf den Oberbefehl in Sind und Belutschistan, "wo er... die Macht der Emire von Sind vernichtete, die Belutschen zähmte und 1845 die Unterwerfung des Landes vollendete" (Meyers, 6. Aufl.). - Tls. Innengelenke gebrochen, St.a.T.

    Kiefer Buch- und Kunstauktionen
  • A.WALDOW (19th) after Anonymous (19th), Charles James Napier (1782-1853), Lithography
    Sep. 18, 2021

    A.WALDOW (19th) after Anonymous (19th), Charles James Napier (1782-1853), Lithography

    Est: €30 - €50

    Albert Waldow d. Ä. (19th century) after Anonymous (19th century), Charles James Napier (1782-1853), 19th century, Lithography Technique: Lithography on Paper Inscription: Signed and inscribed in the stone below the image: "Gez. nach der Natur von Green 1854" and "Lith. u. Druck v. A. Waldow sen in Berlin". The print was made by the Rocca brothers in Berlin. Below the image there is a blind stamp of the publishers "Gebrüd: Rocca in Berlin". Date: 19th century Description: Lithograph on strong paper. Half-length portrait in three-quarter profile with numerous orders of merit. Person: Charles James Napier (1782 London-1853 Oakland) was a British general, commander-in-chief of the troops of the British East India Trading Company. Keywords: , 19th century, Romanticism, Portraits, Germany, Size: 48,1 cm x 36,5 cm, Depiction: 25,0 cm x 25,0 cm Condition: Very good Condition. Especially on the edge of the sheet foxing is visible. The lower edge of the sheet has a minimal marginal tear. The sheet corners are slightly bumped or creased.

    Fichter Kunsthandel
  • SIR CHARLES JAMES NAPIER (1782 - 1853), GOVERNOR OF SINDH, ON HIS RETURN FROM INDIA Possibly England, ca. 1850
    Apr. 16, 2021

    SIR CHARLES JAMES NAPIER (1782 - 1853), GOVERNOR OF SINDH, ON HIS RETURN FROM INDIA Possibly England, ca. 1850

    Est: £100 - £200

    SIR CHARLES JAMES NAPIER (1782 - 1853), GOVERNOR OF SINDH, ON HIS RETURN FROM INDIA Possibly England, ca. 1850 SIR CHARLES JAMES NAPIER (1782 - 1853), GOVERNOR OF SINDH, ON HIS RETURN FROM INDIA PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE AMERICAN COLLECTION Possibly England, ca. 1850 Opaque pigments, ink and pencil on wove paper, the small vertical composition depicting Sir Charles James Napier, Governor of Sindh (1843 - 1847) and military Commander-in-Chief of India (1848 - 1849), on his return to England from India, with long outgrown beard and hair, a clear felt hat and coat with embroidered hems, the character identified by two English inscriptions in pencil (top verso and recto), another hardly legible inscription to the lower-left corner with a name Beechey (?) and a date 1851, 18cm x 11cm.

    Chiswick Auctions
  • ATTRIBUTED TO MAJOR-GENERAL WALTER FANE | Portrait of Sir Charles Napier (1782-1853) kicking up the dust
    Jan. 19, 2017

    ATTRIBUTED TO MAJOR-GENERAL WALTER FANE | Portrait of Sir Charles Napier (1782-1853) kicking up the dust

    Est: £400 - £600

    Watercolour over pencil, heightened with bodycolour and stopping out; inscribed lower centre: Kicking up a dust

    Sotheby's
  • Portrait of General Sir Charles Napier (1782-1853), full-length, seated in an interior, holding a compass
    Dec. 10, 2014

    Portrait of General Sir Charles Napier (1782-1853), full-length, seated in an interior, holding a compass

    Est: £2,000 - £3,000

    Smart, 19th Century Portrait of General Sir Charles Napier (1782-1853), full-length, seated in an interior, holding a compass oil on canvas 26 x 17½ in. (66.1 x 44.4 cm.)

    Christie's
  • Two Sikh portraits, depicting Maharajah Ranjit Singh, Maharajah Ghulab Singh; and an unusual portrait of General Sir Charles Napier (1782-1853), conqueror of Sind
    Oct. 08, 2013

    Two Sikh portraits, depicting Maharajah Ranjit Singh, Maharajah Ghulab Singh; and an unusual portrait of General Sir Charles Napier (1782-1853), conqueror of Sind

    Est: £2,000 - £3,000

    gouache on ivory, rectangular and two small ovals, Ghulab Singh with a contemporary identifying label, unframed 127 x 83 mm.; 58 mm. and 55 mm. high(3)

    Bonhams
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