Material concerning the prices of pictures sold at auction on 16 February 1934, including works by Gainsborough and Corneille de Lyon

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

  • Reference
    • GB 3010 WR/1323
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1934
  • Language of Material
    • English
  • Physical Description
    • 3 newspaper cuttings

Scope and Content

Includes:

-newspaper cutting concerning the prices of pictures sold at auction on 16 February 1934, including a portrait of Francis de Montmorency, Duke of Luxembourg by Corneille de Lyon

-newspaper cutting concerning a painting by Gainsborough of The Rock of Ages, Durrington Coombe, Somerset sold at auction on 16 February 1934

-newspaper cutting concerning the portrait by Corneille de Lyon and sugesting the identity of the sitter as Francois, Duc de Montmorency and not the Francoise, Duc de Luxembourg

3 items pasted into: Christie, Manson & Woods (1934) Pictures by old masters ... and ancient and modern pictures. [Auction catalogue] London: Christie, Manson & Woods

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