Old Masters Evening Sale
Old Masters Evening Sale
The Recovery of His Majesty in the Year 1789 《1789年英王病癒》
Auction Closed
December 8, 08:20 PM GMT
Estimate
150,000 - 200,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Benjamin West, P.R.A.
Springfield, PA 1738 - 1820 London
The Recovery of His Majesty in the Year 1789
inscribed on the abacus and shield of the left column: HONOR/ The XCIX/ PEERS who Nobly/ supported in the/ HOUSE of LORDS/ the KING and/ CONSTITUTION/ on the XXVI/ of D.
inscribed on the abacus and shield of the middle column: VIRTUE/ THE CCLXVII/ WORTHY Members/ of the HONble. HOUSE/ of COMONS, who/ Nobly Supported the/ KING/ [an]d CONSTITUTION/ on the XVI/ of Decbr/ MDCCLXXXVIII
inscribed on the abacus and shield of the right column: SCIENCE/ THE KING/ being restored to/ HEALTH opened/ the PARLIAMENT on/ the X of March./ MDCCLXXXIX
oil on canvas
73 x 99.1 cm.; 28¾ x 39 in.
班哲明・韋斯特,P.R.A.
1738年生於賓夕凡尼亞州斯普林菲爾德,1820年卒於倫敦
《1789年英王病癒》
款識:藝術家題款HONOR/ The XCIX/ PEERS who Nobly/ supported in the/ HOUSE of LORDS/ the KING and/ CONSTITUTION/ on the XXVI/ of D.(左邊立柱頂部及橢圓面板);題款VIRTUE/ THE CCLXVII/ WORTHY Members/ of the HONble. HOUSE/ of COMONS, who/ Nobly Supported the/ KING/ [an]d CONSTITUTION/ on the XVI/ of Decbr/ MDCCLXXXVIII(中間立柱頂部及橢圓面板);題款SCIENCE/ THE KING/ being restored to/ HEALTH opened/ the PARLIAMENT on/ the X of March./ MDCCLXXXIX(右邊立柱頂部及橢圓面板)
油彩畫布
73 x 99.1 公分;28 ¾ x 39 英寸
Thence by descent to his sons, Raphael Lamar West (1760–1850) and Benjamin West, Jr (1772–1848);
By whom sold, London, Robins, 22–25 May 1829, lot 81 (‘His Late Majesty Resuming Royal Power in 1789’), for £42 to Morgan;
Charles Morgan, Caeforgan, Llanrhidian, Glamorganshire;
Thence by descent in the Morgan family until 1977;
With Trafalgar Galleries, London.
‘A Correct List of the Works of Mr. West’, in Universal Magazine, vol. 3, London 1805, p. 530;
J. Barlow, The Columbiad. A Poem, Philadelphia 1807, p. 434;
‘A Correct Catalogue of the Works of Benjamin West, Esq.’, in Bell's Court and Fashionable Magazine, vol. 4, 1808, supplement, p. 17;
J. Galt, The Life, Studies, and Works of Benjamin West, Esq., President of the Royal Academy of London, London 1820, p. 227;
J. Dillenberger, Benjamin West: The Context of His Life's Work, San Antonio 1977, p. 170, no. 314;
A. Staley and H. von Erffa, The Paintings of Benjamin West, New Haven 1986, p. 220, no. 107, reproduced.