Lot 175: Sir James Thornhill (1675-1734)

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.)

L.G. Duke (L. 146).
Arthur Kay; Christie's, 12 May 1911, lot 175 (part, as 'Boar-Hunting' by P.A. Van Rysbrach).
Acquired from Yvonne Ffrench, London, August 1988.