Joseph Nollekens

Lot 214: Joseph Nollekens, R.A. (London 1737-1823)

Name: Joseph Nollekens, R.A. (London 1737-1823)
Brand: Christie's
SKU: 36f3e96ee3

Est: £5,000 GBP - £8,000 GBPSold:

Christie'sLondon, United KingdomDecember 06, 2012

Item Overview

Description

Joseph Nollekens, R.A. (London 1737-1823)
Design for the memorial in Westminster Abbey commemorating the lives of Captains William Bayne (1730-1782), William Blair (d. 1782) and Lord Robert Manners (1758-1782)
inscribed 'CAPTAIN WILLIAM BAYNE./CAPTAIN WILLIAM BLAIR./CAPTAIN LORD ROBERT MANNERS./WERE MORTALLY WOUNDED,/IN THE COURSE OF THE NAVAL ENGAGEMENTS,/UNDER THE COMMAND OF ADMIRAL SIR GEORGE BRYDGES RODNEY,/ON THE ixυtυh AND xiiυtυh OF APRIL MDCCIXXXII./IN MEMORY OF THEIR SERVICES,/THE KING AND PARLIAMENT OF GREAT BRITAIN/HAVE CAUSED THIS MONUMENT TO BE ERECTED.' (lower centre) and variously inscribed with the officer's names
pencil and watercolour, within the artist's gold frameline
31¾ x 26 in. (80.7 x 66 cm.)

Artist or Maker

Joseph Nollekens

Exhibited

London, Royal Academy, 1805, no. 711.

Provenance

Captain William Bayne, R.N., and by descent to the present owners.

Auction Details

Old Master & Early British Drawings & Watercolours

Christie's

December 06, 2012, 10:30 AM GMT

85 Old Brompton Road, London, LDN, SW7 3LD, UK

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