Lot 680: William Henry Knight (1823-1863)

The mask
signed and dated 'W.H. Knight/1860.' (lower right), numbered and inscribed 'No.5/The Mask' (on a label on the reverse)
oil on panel
25 x 29 in. (63.4 x 73.6 cm.)

London, British Institution, 1860, no.617

Anonymous Sale; Christie's, London, 3 April 1936, lot 132 (10 gns. to Mitchell).

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