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John Scarlett Davis (1804-1845)

Sold for £800 at Sworders on May 28, 2025.

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John Scarlett Davis (1804-1845) 'A Lady Painting' pencil 11.5 x 8cm Provenance: The collection of David and Sandy Fuller. Exhibited: Thomas Agnew & Sons Ltd., London, 'The 93rd Annual Exhibition of Watercolours and Drawings', January-February 1966, no. 121. This lot is believed to be a drawing for the figure in Davis' painting 'Main Gallery of the Louvre', 1831. Condition Report: Framed: 29.5 x 24.5cm The work has been laid down and the edges trimmed unevenly. Time staining. Faint dirty marks. Light foxing starting to emerge. Not viewed out of glazed frame.

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