Lot 100: JOHANN HEINRICH FÜSSLI, HENRY FUSELI, R.A. (ZURICH, SWITZERLAND 1741-1825 PUTNEY HILL

Name: JOHANN HEINRICH FÜSSLI, HENRY FUSELI, R.A. (ZURICH, SWITZERLAND 1741-1825 PUTNEY HILL
Brand: Christie's
SKU: 89c488ca07

Est: £150,000 GBP - £250,000 GBPSold:

Christie'sLondon, United KingdomJuly 03, 2018

Item Overview

Description

JOHANN HEINRICH FÜSSLI, HENRY FUSELI, R.A. (ZURICH, SWITZERLAND 1741-1825 PUTNEY HILL, LONDON) The Faerie Queene appears to Prince Arthur, from Edmund Spenser's 'The Faerie Queene' (recto); and A sketch for the Faerie Queene and Prince Arthur (verso) pen and black ink, black and grey wash 15 1/4 x 20 in. (38.7 x 50.8 cm.)

Artist or Maker

Henry Fuseli

Provenance

PROVENANCE: ?Susan, Countess of Guilford (d. 1837), and by descent to her daughter ?Susan, Baroness North (1797-1884). Prof. Paul Ganz, Oberhofen, Bern (1872-1954), and by descent until 1975, when purchased by the father of the present owners.

Auction Details

Old Master & British Drawings & Watercolours

Christie's

July 03, 2018, 02:00 PM BST

8 King Street, St. James's, London, LDN, SW1Y 6QT, UK

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