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Nov. 26, 2024
Thornhill (Sir James) Portrait group of two architects and young boy, possibly Sir Christopher Wren and family, pen and ink, [c.1715]
Est: £3,000 - £4,000
Thornhill (Sir James, 1675-1734) Portrait group of two architects and young boy, possibly Sir Christopher Wren and family, pen and brown ink, brown wash, red chalk, partial ink and chalk borderline, on laid paper without watermark, image 140 x 184 mm (5 1/4 x 7 1/4 in), sheet 185 x 232 mm (7 1/4 x 9 1/8 in), laid onto paper support, some handling creases, minor surface dirt, framed, [circa 1715] Provenance: Collection of John and Eileen Harris *** There are a number of similar drawings by Sir James Thornhill held in institutional collections that compare very closely with the present sheet, including 'Design for a portrait of an architect or a painter' [Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection, acc. no. B1975.4.955], and 'Portrait of a Geographer, Wife, and Child' [Art Institute Chicago, acc. no. 1922.1604]. The Leonora Hall Gurley Memorial Collection, Art Institute Chicago, also holds a number of other single figure portrait studies in ink by Thornhill, which all appear to uphold the attribution. The most likely architect would be Sir Christopher Wren (1632-1723), his son Christopher Jnr (1675-1747), aged 39, and his grandson (another Christopher) who was born in 1711. The globe in the background could relate to the portrait of Sir Christopher Wren in the Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford, begun by Antonio Verrio before 1707 and completed by Sir Godfrey Kneller and Thornhill. Thornhill got the commission to decorate the dome of St Paul’s in 1714, which might provide an approximate date for this drawing if it does depict the Wrens. We are grateful to Charles Hind for his assistance in cataloguing the present drawing, and for his identification of the sitters.
Forum Auctions - UK
Oct. 12, 2023
Sir James Thornhill (1675-1734) Great Parlour-door, Pan & Syrinx; Bed Chamber door Nept[une] & Iphimedia
Est: £2,000 - £3,000
Sir James Thornhill (1675-1734) Great Parlour-door, Pan & Syrinx; Bed Chamber door Nept[une] & Iphimedia Two drawings, pencil and grey wash, ruled brown ink border, ink inscriptions and measurements in borders, sheets 197 x 140 mm (7 3/4 x 5 1/2 in) and 170 x 110 mm (6 3/4 x 4 1/4 in), tipped onto paper supports with old ink attributions to Thornhill in the lower centre, surface dirt, some marginal staining, the first mentioned with small nick in the upper right corner (unframed) (2) Provenance: Christopher Mendez, London ⁂ Two original drawings for overdoor paintings from an unknown commission, both depicting stories from Ovid's Metamorphoses. Croft-Murray does not appear to record a house with these subjects, so presumably for an unrealised project. Another pair of drawings by Thornhill for the same project are held in the Victoria & Albert Museum [see acc. D.3-1891]
Forum Auctions - UK
Apr. 06, 2023
SIR JAMES THORNHILL (ENGLISH, 1675-1734) The Coronation oil on canvas 28 3/
Est: $7,000 - $9,000
SIR JAMES THORNHILL (ENGLISH, 1675-1734) The Coronation oil on canvas 28 3/4 x 45 1/4 in. (73 x 114.9 cm.)
Christie's
Apr. 04, 2023
Attributed to Sir James Thornhill (Dorset 1675-1734 Stalbridge) Putti with emblems of the Arts unframed
Est: £2,500 - £3,500
Attributed to Sir James Thornhill (Dorset 1675-1734 Stalbridge) Putti with emblems of the Arts oil on canvas 55.7 x 123.8cm (21 15/16 x 48 3/4in). unframed
Bonhams
Dec. 19, 2022
Retrato del Rey Jorge I de Gran Bretaña
Est: -
Firma ilegible en el ángulo inferior izquierdo.
Isbilya Subastas
Jun. 11, 2022
attributed Sir James Thornhill (1675-1734), Venus Presenting Arms to Aeneas
Est: $4,000 - $8,000
attributed Sir James Thornhill (1675-1734), Venus Presenting Arms to Aeneas oil on canvas (lined), appears unsigned, presented in an antique 19th century gilt cove molded frame. Stretcher size 30 5/8 x 42 in.; Frame dimensions 38 x 49 1/4 in. Sotheby's, London, Old Master Paintings and British Paintings 1500-1850, May 14, 1986, Lot 239 Private Collection, Greensboro, North Carolina Additional high-resolution photos are available at www.lelandlittle.com
Leland Little Auctions
Aug. 28, 2021
Attr. Sir James Thornhill (English, 1675-1734)
Est: $800 - $1,200
Attributed to Sir James Thornhill (English, 1675-1734) Classical Figural Scene oil on canvas unsigned 7 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches (sight) 14 3/4 x 16 3/4 inches (frame)
Fontaine's Auction Gallery
Aug. 12, 2021
Attributed to Sir James Thornhill Portrait of a Gentleman in a Powdered Wig
Est: $800 - $1,200
Attributed to Sir James Thornhill Portrait of a Gentleman in a Powdered Wig Oil on canvas 15 1/2 x 11 1/4 inches (39.5 x 28.5 cm) C An Upper East Side Private Collection
DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers
Apr. 15, 2021
Attributed to Sir James Thornhill (Dorset 1675-1734 Stalbridge) Modello for a mythological mural, possibly depicting Jupiter and Io discovered by Juno
Est: £4,000 - £6,000
Attributed to Sir James Thornhill (Dorset 1675-1734 Stalbridge) Modello for a mythological mural, possibly depicting Jupiter and Io discovered by Juno oil on canvas 63.9 x 90.5cm (25 3/16 x 35 5/8in). For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website
Bonhams
Mar. 05, 2021
Attributed to Sir James Thornhill (1675-
Est: £50 - £100
Attributed to Sir James Thornhill (1675-1734), Adoration of the Magi, ink drawing, 30cm x 17cm, unframed
Kinghams Auctioneers
Dec. 08, 2020
SIR JAMES THORNHILL (MELCOMBE REGIS 1675-1734 BLANDFORD FORUM), Figures fleeing a warrior,
Est: £1,500 - £2,000
SIR JAMES THORNHILL (MELCOMBE REGIS 1675-1734 BLANDFORD FORUM) Figures fleeing a warrior pen and brown ink, blue wash 3 3/4 x 5 1/8 in. (9.5 x 13 cm.) ,
Christie's
Nov. 18, 2020
CIRCLE OF SIR JAMES THORNHILL (BRITISH 1675-1734) HALF LENGTH PORTRAIT OF A GENTLEMAN
Est: £1,000 - £1,500
CIRCLE OF SIR JAMES THORNHILL (BRITISH 1675-1734) HALF LENGTH PORTRAIT OF A GENTLEMAN oil on canvas, feigned oval (72cm x 59cm (28.25in x 23.25in))
Lyon & Turnbull
Sep. 23, 2020
Sir James Thornhill (1675-1734)
Est: £100 - £150
Sir James Thornhill (1675-1734) Sir James Thornhill (1675-1734) A soldier greeting maidens picking fruit signed 'J Thornhill' l.r., pen and ink 13 x 27cm, unframed; together with three other sketches of classical subjects by other hands (4) Provenance: The Estate of Robin and Patricia Pickard. The black upright landscape drawing is by George Frost.
Sworders
Oct. 22, 2019
* Thornhill (James, 1675-1734). Classical Landscape with Seated KIng
Est: £200 - £300
* Thornhill (James, 1675-1734). Classical Landscape with Seated King, pen, brown ink and brown wash on laid paper, 20th century inscription in pencil to verso 'Sir James Thornhill per Croft-Murray', 98 x 151 mm (3.9 x 6 ins), window-mounted (Qty: 1)
Dominic Winter Auctions
Dec. 06, 2017
Attributed to Sir James Thornhill, British 1675-1734- Study for a frieze, ceiling and portico; pen and brown ink with brown wash over traces of pencil, 17.3x28cm, (unframed)
Est: £400 - £600
Attributed to Sir James Thornhill, British 1675-1734- Study for a frieze, ceiling and portico; pen and brown ink with brown wash over traces of pencil, 17.3x28cm, (unframed)
Roseberys
May. 24, 2017
ATTRIBUTED TO SIR JAMES THORNHILL (BRITISH 1675-1734) STUDY FOR A CEILING DECORATION WITH ST HELENA AND ANOTHER FIGURE 10cm x 15cm (...
Est: £500 - £700
ATTRIBUTED TO SIR JAMES THORNHILL (BRITISH 1675-1734) STUDY FOR A CEILING DECORATION WITH ST HELENA AND ANOTHER FIGURE Bears inscription, pen and ink and wash, heightened with white 10cm x 15cm (4in x 6in)
Lyon & Turnbull
Sep. 08, 2016
Follower of Sir James Thornhill (British, 1675 - 1734) Neptune
Est: £200 - £300
Follower of Sir James Thornhill (British, 1675 - 1734) Neptune oil on canvas, unframed h:37 w:30 cm
Cheffins
Jun. 14, 2016
ATTRIBUTED TO SIR JAMES THORNHILL, (BRITISH 1675-1734), PORTRAIT OF A GENTLEMAN BELIEVED TO BE SIR WILLIAM WYNDHAM IN HIS STUDY, HAL...
Est: $2,500 - $3,500
ATTRIBUTED TO SIR JAMES THORNHILL (british 1675-1734) PORTRAIT OF A GENTLEMAN BELIEVED TO BE SIR WILLIAM WYNDHAM IN HIS STUDY, HALF-LENGTH Oil on canvas 36 x 28 1/2 in. (91.4 x 72.4cm) provenance: Private Collection, Maryland. note: Sir William Wyndham was 3rd Baronet, Chancellor of the Exchequer in 1713, and head of the treasury in 1714.
Freeman's | Hindman
Apr. 01, 2016
RODOLPHE BRESDIN (1822-1885)
Est: €3,000 - €4,000
RODOLPHE BRESDIN (1822-1885) Mon rêve. Version I. 1883. Eau-forte. 217 x 137 mm (c. de pl.) ; 318 x 226 mm (feuille). Van Gelder n°149. Très belle et fraîche épreuve dessai du 1er état (sur 2), avant la lettre, annotée en pied par lartiste à la mine de plomb : « noir nature ». Quelques taches doxydation. Grandes marges. Rare.
Leclere - Maison de ventes
Mar. 31, 2016
JAMES THORNHILL (Melcombe Regis, Weymouth 1675 - Stalbrigde 1734) Achille parmi les filles de Lycomède
Est: €1,000 - €1,500
JAMES THORNHILL (Melcombe Regis, Weymouth 1675 - Stalbrigde 1734) Achille parmi les filles de Lycomède Plume et encre brune, lavis brun, sanguine et rehauts de blanc 18,2 x 24,5 cm PROVENANCE : Vente dessins anciens et XIXème siècle, Paris, Christies, 16 décembre 2005, n° 3, reproduit (comme Passeri)
Leclere - Maison de ventes
Oct. 15, 2015
Attributed to James Thornhill (1675-1734). The Triumph of Galatea, red chalk a
Est: £200 - £400
Attributed to James Thornhill (1675-1734). The Triumph of Galatea, red chalk and grey wash on laid paper, showing Galatea seated on large shell drawn by two dolphins, accompanied by a cupid and two tritons, with another cupid holding up a swirling cloth, 175 x 240mm (6.9 x 9.5ins), period carved gilt frame, glazed (1)
Dominic Winter Auctions
Jun. 17, 2015
Allegory of Plenty enthroned in the clouds with putti
Est: £600 - £1,000
ATTRIBUTED TO SIR JAMES THORNHILL Allegory of Plenty enthroned in the clouds with putti black chalk, pen and brown ink, brown wash 7 1/8 x 6 7/8 in. (18 x 17 cm.)
Christie's
Jun. 17, 2014
SIR JAMES THORNHILL, (BRITISH 1675-1734), APOLLO AND DAPHNE
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
SIR JAMES THORNHILL (british 1675-1734)/span APOLLO AND DAPHNE Pen and brown ink, brown wash over charcoal on paper laid down to card, unframed 6 1/2 x 4 1/2 in. (16.4 x 11.5cm) together with:/span CLASSICAL SCENE Pen and brown ink, brown wash over black chalk on paper laid down to card, unframed 6 9/16 x 4 1/2 in. (16.4 x 11.5cm) (2) provenance: Private Collection, Oklahoma
Freeman's | Hindman
Oct. 04, 2013
Sir James Thornhill Malcombe Regis, 1675 - Weymouth, 1734 Projet de plafond avec Minerve, Junon, Vénus et Mercure Plume et encre bru...
Est: €800 - €1,200
Sir James Thornhill Malcombe Regis, 1675 - Weymouth, 1734 Projet de plafond avec Minerve, Junon, Vénus et Mercure Plume et encre brune, lavis gris, annoté 'Sketch by Sir James Thornhill' sur la feuille de montage On y joint une Etude de femmes tenant des bouquets du même artiste. Sans cadres h: 18 w: 11 cm Provenance : Ancienne collection James Forbes, Esq. (1749-1819) ; Probablement ancienne collection Charles, comte de Montalembert (1810-1870); Famille Montalembert ; Puis par descendance
Artcurial
Jul. 05, 2013
SIR JAMES THORNHILL
Est: £1,200 - £1,800
MELCOMBE REGIS 1675 - 1734 A DESIGN FOR A GARDEN HOUSE, DECORATED WITH MARBLE BUSTS, A MYTHOLOGICAL PAINTING AND A TERRESTRIAL GLOBE ON THE ROOF together with Two figures within an Architectural Setting, English School, circa 1740 Quantity: 2 The first pen and brown ink with grey wash over pencil; the second pen and black ink with grey wash over pencil The first: 183 by 174 mm; the second 157 by 168 mm
Sotheby's
Jul. 05, 2013
SIR JAMES THORNHILL
Est: £2,000 - £3,000
MELCOMBE REGIS 1675 - 1734 PSYCHE AMONGST THE OLYMPIAN GODS: A CEILING DESIGN FOR STOKE EDITH HOUSE, HERFORDSHIRE Pen and brown ink and brown wash over traces of pencil, oval 194 by 315 mm
Sotheby's
Jul. 04, 2013
Attributed to Sir James Thornhill (1675-1734) An allegorical study, 7 x 5.5in unframed.
Est: £200 - £300
Attributed to Sir James Thornhill (1675-1734) ink and wash, An allegorical study, 7 x 5.5in unframed.
Gorringes
Apr. 11, 2013
SIR JAMES THORNHILL (1675-1734) Mythological study
Est: £800 - £1,500
SIR JAMES THORNHILL (1675-1734) Mythological study for a painted ceiling, pen, ink and wash, 10.5" x 8.5" Sir James Thornhill has many connections to the county of Dorset. Born in Melcombe Regis, he later moved to London where he completed an apprenticeship with Thomas Highmore, specialising in decorative, historical painting. His interior masterpieces include the Painted Hall at Greenwich Hospital, the cupola of St. Paul's cathedral and more locally, St. Marys Church, Weymouth, where he painted the reredos with the Last Supper. Though this example is mythological in its subject, the method of composition is directly comparable to the Weymouth example. In 1725, Thornhill built Thornhill House, Stalbridge.
Duke's
Apr. 12, 2012
MANNER OF SIR JAMES THORNHILL (1675-1734)
Est: £80 - £160
MANNER OF SIR JAMES THORNHILL (1675-1734) Classical figures in a courtyard watching a condemnation, pen, ink and wash en grisaille, 9.25" x 12.5"
Duke's
Nov. 15, 2011
Attributed to Sir James Thornhill (Dorset 1675-1734 Stalbridge) Figure group in an interior 9.5 x 8cm. and another of figures disembarking from a Thames ferry by a mid/late 18th Century hand (2)
Est: £200 - £300
Figure group in an interior Pen, brown ink and wash 9.5 x 8cm. and another of figures disembarking from a Thames ferry by a mid/late 18th Century hand (2)
Bonhams
Feb. 02, 2011
* Thornhill (James, 1675-1734). Study for a statue
Est: £400 - £600
* Thornhill (James, 1675-1734). Study for a statue of Athena in a niche, pen & brown ink on laid paper, heightened with grey wash, laid down on old backing paper with frame line in brown ink to extreme edge, overall size 25 x 13.7cm (9.8 x 5.4ins). A very similar drawing by Thornhill for a statue of Diana, was sold at Christie's London 8th June 1999, lot 112. (1) PLEASE NOTE: Buyer's premium for this lot is 21%
Dominic Winter Auctions
Jul. 16, 2010
Sir James Thornhill (1675-1734)
Est: £600 - £900
Sir James Thornhill (1675-1734) Meleager presenting Atalanta with the Boar's head; Study for the Staircase Mural at Sherbourne House, Dorset with incription 'Rysbrack. del.υt' (on the original mount, lower centre) and with further inscription 'Sir James Thornhill' (on the reverse) pencil, ben and brown ink, on paper 4¾ x 4½ in. (12.1 x 11.4 cm.)
Christie's
Jul. 14, 2010
SIR JAMES THORNHILL
Est: £4,000 - £6,000
SIR JAMES THORNHILL 1675-1734 TWO GILDED PANELS BELIEVED TO COME FROM ONE OF THE ROYAL COACHES OF GEORGE I, WITH CLASSICAL PERSONIFICATIONS OF ENGLAND AND SCOTLAND BEARING ARMORIAL SHIELDS MONOGRAMED WITH THE KING'S INITIALS Quantity: 2 a pair, both oil and gilding on panel each 43.2cm by 32.3cm; 17in by 12.7in
Sotheby's
Mar. 25, 2010
After Sir James Thornhill (1675-1734) Venus and Cupid 12 x 9in.
Est: £400 - £600
After Sir James Thornhill (1675-1734) oil on wooden panel Venus and Cupid 12 x 9in.
Gorringes
Oct. 14, 2009
Circle of Sir James Thornhill (Dorset 1675-1734)
Est: $10,000 - $15,000
Circle of Sir James Thornhill (Dorset 1675-1734) Bust of Vespasian; and Bust of Nero The first inscribed 'VESPASIANO' (lower center); The second inscribed 'NERVA' (lower center) oil on canvas The first 30¼ x 25 3/8 in. (76.8 x 65.4 cm.); The second 30¼ x 25 3/8 (76.8 x 65.4 cm.) a pair (2)
Christie's
Feb. 05, 2009
Attributed to Sir James Thornhill (1675-1734) Neptune and Amphitrite, with the arms of the Worshipful Company of Drapers
Est: £1,500 - £2,000
Attributed to Sir James Thornhill (1675-1734) pair of unframed oils on oak panels Neptune and Amphitrite, with the arms of the Worshipful Company of Drapers and the City of London painted on the reverse 32 1/2 by 17 in.
Gorringes
Dec. 04, 2008
Sir James Thornhill , 1675-1734 A design for a decorative wall scheme pen and brown ink with blue and grey wash on laid paper
Est: £5,000 - £7,000
inscribed in a later hand l.l.: J. Thornhill / 1676 , further inscribed l.c and l.r.: Collection Reynolds Sir James Thornhill ; stamped with the collectors mark l.l.: E.C., further stamped with Sir Joshua Reynolds' collectors mark verso pen and brown ink with blue and grey wash on laid paper
Sotheby's
Oct. 30, 2008
Attributed to Sir James Thornhill , Melcombe Regis 1675 - 1734 Door panels depicting Neptune and Amphitrite, with the arms of the Worshipful Company of Drapers and the City of London painted on the reverse a pair, both oil on panel
Est: £3,000 - £5,000
a pair, both oil on panel Quantity: 2
Sotheby's
Nov. 16, 2006
Sir James Thornhill (1675-1734)
Est: £1,000 - £1,500
'Be not affrighted' with inscription 'Sir James Thornhill.' (lower right, on the wash-line mount) pencil, pen and brown ink and brown wash, unframed 7 7/8 x 6 in. (20 x 15.2 cm.); and Attributed to Sir James Thornhill, Portrait of a man, three-quarter-length, seated; and a brown wash drawing of Cupid, Circle of Sir Godfrey Kneller (1646-1723), two in one mount (3)
Christie's
Jul. 13, 2006
SIR JAMES THORNHILL, 1675-1734
Est: £2,000 - £3,000
THE GODS OF OLYMPUS THE GODS OF OLYMPUS 31x25cm.; 12¼x10in. oil on canvas
Sotheby's
Feb. 11, 2006
Thornhill, Sir James
Est: $600 - $900
Thornhill, Sir James British (1675-1734) SKETCH OF CHERUBS pen and ink on paper, framed signed: lower left, Thornhill sight size: H7 1/2" W11 1/4"
Charlton Hall
Jan. 19, 2006
SIR JAMES THORNHILL, 1675-1734
Est: £1,000 - £1,500
NEPTUNE 12.5x14.5cm.; 5x5¾in. pencil, pen, ink and wash, unframed Quantity: 3 NOTE To be sold together with a pen and ink drawing and a print by other hands, both unframed.
Sotheby's
Dec. 08, 2005
SIR JAMES THORNHILL 1675-1734
Est: £600 - £800
A CLASSICAL LANDSCAPE SEEN THROUGH AN ARCH A CLASSICAL LANDSCAPE SEEN THROUGH AN ARCH measurements note 22 by 28 cm., 8 3/4 by 11 in. pen and brown ink with watercolour over pencil PROVENANCE Sir Bruce Ingram (L.1405a) EXHIBITED London, P. & D. Colnaghi & Co., Loan Exhibition of English Drawings and Watercolours in Memory of the Late D.C.T.Baskett, July - August 1963; London, Guildhall, Sir James Thornhill, 1958, no.90 NOTE The present work compares closely to Thornhill's classical landscape designs for wall decorations, now in the British Museum (see Laurence Binyon, Catalogue of Drawings by British Artists and Artists of Foreign Origin working in Great Britain, 1907, p. 186, nos. 50-53)
Sotheby's
Jun. 09, 2005
Sir James Thornhill (1675-1734)
Est: £10,000 - £15,000
Proposed design for the saloon ceiling at Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire: The Apotheosis of Hercules pen and brown ink and brown wash, heightened with white, on blue paper, within a trompe l'oeil border, oval 17 3/4 x 11 1/4 in. (45 x 28.5 cm.)
Christie's
Jun. 11, 2004
Sir James Thornhill (1675/6-1734)
Est: £4,000 - £6,000
Neptune and Amphritrite oil on canvas 47 7/8 x 30 in. (121.8 x 76.2 cm.)
Christie's
Nov. 27, 2003
SIR JAMES THORNHILL 1675-1734
Est: £1,000 - £1,500
MATERIAL/MEDIUM pen and brown ink and grey wash over red chalk, unframed
Sotheby's
Jun. 15, 2001
Sir James Thornhill (1675/6-1734)
Est: $14,000 - $21,000
Phaeton petitioning Apollo, allegorical figures representing the signs of the zodiac beneath oil on canvas 30 x 27 in. (76.2 x 68.6 cm.) PROVENANCE Lord Somers, Eastnor Castle, Hertfordshire and by descent to Hon. Mrs. Hervey-Bathurst. F.A. Drey, 1971. NOTES This sketch is believed to be a modello for Thornhill's reworking of the principal staircase ceiling at Wollaton Hall, Nottinghamshire. The original staircase ceiling, painted by Louis Laguerre circa 1699, represented the 'Assembly of the Gods'. This ceiling was later modified by Thornhill with the additional scene of 'Prometheus stealing fire from the Gods'. Thornhill was also responsible for the main decoration on the walls which showed, 'Prometheus bringing fire to men', 'The Sacrifice of Mercury and Argus', with subsidiary overdoor decoration illustrating the story of 'Mercury and Argus'. For discussion see E. Croft-Murray, Decorative Painting in England: 1537-1837, p. 1962, p. 254, no. 28 and p. 274, no. 46. It is possible that this sketch is a preliminary reworking of other aspects of Laguerre's original theme, Apollo sits upon clouds in the centre, with the other gods about him and the symbols of the zodiac beneath, as his son, Phaeton, asks to drive the sun-god's chariot for a day. Phaeton's reckless attempt to drive his father's chariot made him the symbol of all who aspire to that which lies beyond his capabilities and was a popular subject in Renaissance and Baroque painting. The subject of Apollo granting Phaeton leave to drive the chariot of the sun had most famously been painted by Laguerre on the ceiling of the Music Room at Chatsworth, circa 1689-94. The present sketch relates closely to a slightly smaller variant sold through these rooms on 12 July 1990 (lot 76). Wollaton Hall was built in 1580-8, probably by Robert Smythson, for Sir Francis Willoughby, 1st Lord Middleton, a mining magnate. It is probable that Sir Thomas Willoughby, 2nd Bt., later 1st Lord Middleton, commissioned the staircase and ceiling. Sketches for the reworking of the ceiling of the principal staircase are in the British Museum. We are grateful to Brian Tuppen for his help with this catalogue entry.
Christie's