Material concerning the sale of two paintings by Watteau sold at auction on 3 December 1926

This material is held atPaul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art

  • Reference
    • GB 3010 WR/926
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1926-1930
  • Language of Material
    • English
  • Physical Description
    • 8 newspaper cuttings; 1 research note

Scope and Content

Includes:

-two newspaper cuttings concerning prices of pictures sold at auction on 3 December 1926, including two paintings by Watteau, "The Minuet" and "The Maypole". The paintings by Watteau were from the collection of the late Rev Francis David Morice

-newspaper cutting concerning the obituary of Rev Francis David Morice

-newspaper cutting concerning the late Rev Francis David Morice's gifts to Oxford University

-three newspaper cuttings concerning the two pictures by Watteau having been bought by the Louvre

-newspaper cutting concerning the two Watteau paintings being reattributed to a pupil of Watteau

-handwritten research note concerning Rev Francis David Morice

7 items removed from and 2 items pasted into: Christie, Manson & Woods (1926) Old pictures. [Auction catalogue] London: Christie, Manson & Woods

[Available in the Paul Mellon Centre's Library, see URL below]

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