44 Fitzwilliam Square: Works from the Estate of the Late Patrick Kelly
44 Fitzwilliam Square: Works from the Estate of the Late Patrick Kelly
ROBERT CRONE | A WOODED CLASSICAL LANDSCAPE, WITH FIGURES RELAXING AND GARDENING BY A RIVER
Auction Closed
November 10, 04:34 PM GMT
Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 GBP
Lot Details
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ROBERT CRONE
Dublin c. 1718 - 1779 London
A WOODED CLASSICAL LANDSCAPE, WITH FIGURES RELAXING AND GARDENING BY A RIVER
oil on canvas
110.9 by 173.1cm., 43⅝ by 68⅛in.
Ben Elwes Fine Art, London, 2007
Robert Crone received his early training from the portrait painter Robert Hunter, but soon started specialising in painting landscapes, in which he achieved great success. In 1755 he travelled to Rome and briefly studied under Richard Wilson. Crone exhibited regularly at the Royal Academy between 1772 and 1778; these paintings were usually described as Claudean and were mostly of Italian subjects.
We are grateful to William Laffan for endorsing the attribution to Robert Crone following first-hand inspection.