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Lot 676: DOUGLAS COWPER

Est: £0 GBP - £0 GBPSold:
Sotheby'sLondon, United KingdomOctober 05, 2010

Item Overview

Description

DOUGLAS COWPER FL.1830-1850 THE DOLLS DRESS MAKER indistinctly inscribed on the reverse;.... cricket on the / Hearth...Cowper? oil on canvas 50½ by 37½ in.; 20 by 15 in.

Artist or Maker

Notes

The picture illustrates Charles Dickens's story 'The Cricket on the Hearth', published in 1846. The Dolls Dress Maker is Bertha, the daughter of Caleb Plummer, a toy maker. It can be no coincidence that the author was a close friend of the 6th Duke.

Auction Details

Chatsworth: The Attic Sale

by
Sotheby's
October 05, 2010, 06:00 PM GMT

34-35 New Bond Street, London, LDN, W1A 2AA, UK