Lot 38: SIR JAMES THORNHILL

SIR JAMES THORNHILL 1675-1734 TWO GILDED PANELS BELIEVED TO COME FROM ONE OF THE ROYAL COACHES OF GEORGE I, WITH CLASSICAL PERSONIFICATIONS OF ENGLAND AND SCOTLAND BEARING ARMORIAL SHIELDS MONOGRAMED WITH THE KING'S INITIALS Quantity: 2 a pair, both oil and gilding on panel each 43.2cm by 32.3cm; 17in by 12.7in

Anonymous sale, Bonhams London, 12 December 2001, lot 391

These two panels were probably painted shortly after 1720, when Thornhill was working as 'Serjeant Painter to the King'. The allegorical figures, representations of the kingdoms of England and Scotland, are an extension of the royal coat of arms, denoting the virtues of King George's rule.