Lot 89: George Petrie PRHA (1790-1866) LANDSCAPE AND RUINS

George Petrie PRHA (1790-1866) LANDSCAPE AND RUINS signed lower right; with inscribed label on reverse detailing title, artist and provenance watercolour 9 by 14cm., 3.5 by 5.5in. Provenance: The Collection of Sir William Thornley Stoker, Bt., M.D.; Private collection Sir William Thornley Stoker was a celebrated Irish surgeon and elder brother of Dracula author, Bram Stoker. Thornley Stoker, like his sibling, had a passion for art and held the position of Professor of Anatomy in the Royal Hibernian Academy of Art, was governor of the Dublin National Gallery and had a sizeable personal collection of art and antiques.