Lot 1
Henry Robert Morland
(circa 1716-1797 London)
A young woman shucking oysters by lamplight
7 July 2010, 14:00 BST
London, New Bond StreetSold for £9,600 inc. premium
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A young woman shucking oysters by lamplight
oil on canvas
76.6 x 63.6cm (30 3/16 x 25 1/16in).
oil on canvas
76.6 x 63.6cm (30 3/16 x 25 1/16in).
Footnotes
PROVENANCE:
In the present owner's family since the late 19th century
EXHIBITED:
Probably Free Society of Artists, London, An oister girl, 1769, no. 164
ENGRAVED:
Philip Dawe, mezzotint, published by Carrington Bowles, 1769
Philip Dawe trained under Henry Robert Morland and was most probably also related to him by marriage. The present painting, along with The Letter Woman, also engraved by Dawe, is said to depict Miss Morland.