Old Master & British Works on Paper
Old Master & British Works on Paper
Property from the Collection of the late Cyril and Shirley Fry
Portrait of Thomas Hearne (1744-1817)
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July 8, 01:26 PM GMT
Estimate
1,000 - 1,500 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Property from the Collection of the late Cyril and Shirley Fry
Henry Edridge, A.R.A.
Paddington 1769 - 1821 London
Portrait of Thomas Hearne (1744-1817)
Pencil, circular;
inscribed on the reverse of the frame: T Hearne / author of the Antiquarian / of Great Britain / sketched by / his friend / Henry Edridge;
together with an ink portrait of a gentleman, traditionally identified as J.M.W. Turner, R.A., by Sir Francis Grant (1803-1878)
137 mm diam.; 75 by 75 mm
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In 1786 Hearne, along with the engraver William Byrne, published The Antiquities of Great Britain.