19th Nov, 2009 9:00 GMT/BST
Autumn Catalogue Sale
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Attributed to Philip Reinagle (1749-1833) Bullfinch, Chaffinch, Goldfinch and Kingfisher upon a...
Attributed to Philip Reinagle (1749-1833)
Bullfinch, Chaffinch, Goldfinch and Kingfisher upon a Branch of a Tree
Oil on panel, 20.5cm by 29.5cm
Entered the Royal Academy Schools in 1769 before becoming a pupil of Allan Ramsay, assisting with portraits of George III and Queen Charlotte. Exhibited at the Royal Academy 1773-1785. He contributed plates to Robert John Thornton's Temple of Flora (London, 1798-1807), including those for the Blue Passion Flower and the Night Blowing Cereus, and provided drawings for the illustrations to William Taplin's Sportsman's Cabinet (London, 1803).
Bullfinch, Chaffinch, Goldfinch and Kingfisher upon a Branch of a Tree
Oil on panel, 20.5cm by 29.5cm
Entered the Royal Academy Schools in 1769 before becoming a pupil of Allan Ramsay, assisting with portraits of George III and Queen Charlotte. Exhibited at the Royal Academy 1773-1785. He contributed plates to Robert John Thornton's Temple of Flora (London, 1798-1807), including those for the Blue Passion Flower and the Night Blowing Cereus, and provided drawings for the illustrations to William Taplin's Sportsman's Cabinet (London, 1803).
Sold for £1,800
Estimated at £2,000 - £3,000
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