22nd Jul, 2016 10:00 GMT/BST

Summer Fine Art Sale

 
Lot 672
 

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William Etty RA (1787 -1849) "The Back Biter " Eve and the Serpent Oil on panel, 14.5cm by 18.5cm

William Etty RA (1787 -1849)
"The Back Biter" Eve and the Serpent
Oil on panel, 14.5cm by 18.5cm



Exhibited: Probably exhibited at the Royal Academy of Arts 1844, no.123

Provenance: Phillips Son and Neale, London, 14th December 1981, no.146

Literature: Illustrated London News Volume 4 page 306, 1844

Sold for £2,000
Estimated at £1,200 - £1,800


 

The painting has been cleaned and the paint is now thin with some of the finer detail seemingly missing in places. Very minor abrasion to vertical edges. Possible re-touching to outer edges (this is not in evidence under a UV lamp).

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Auction: Summer Fine Art Sale, 22nd Jul, 2016

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