Old Master & 19th Century Paintings
Old Master & 19th Century Paintings
Property from a European Private Collection
Jan Griffier the Younger
London, a view of Greenwich with the Royal Observatory and Greenwich Hospital
Lot Closed
April 5, 12:13 PM GMT
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Property from a European Private Collection
Jan Griffier the Younger
act. London 1738–73
London, a view of Greenwich with the Royal Observatory and Greenwich Hospital
signed lower left: Jn. Griffier
oil on canvas
unframed: 62.5 x 112.5 cm.; 24⅝ x 44¼ in.
framed: 78.6 x 128.8 cm.; 31 x 50¾ in.
Traditionally said to have been painted for Philip Papillon (1660–1736), Member of Parliament for Dover;
Thence by descent to a private collection, UK;
From whom said to have been acquired by Aldbase International, Dulwich (according to notes from the present owner);
With Owen Edgar Gallery, London;
From whom acquired by the present owner in 1988 for £38,000.
Other versions of this popular composition, made famous by Jan Griffier the Elder (1645/52–1718), are in the National Maritime Museum, London.1 This particular painting can be compared to a signed work by Jan Griffier the Younger dating to 1732, which sold at auction in 1931.2
1 https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/london-and-the-river-thames-from-one-tree-hill-greenwich-park-174687/search/actor:griffier-i-jan-c-16521718/page/1/view_as/grid ; https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/view-from-one-tree-hill-the-queens-house-and-the-royal-observatory-greenwich-174688/search/actor:griffier-i-jan-c-16521718/page/1/view_as/grid.
2 Christie's, London, 31 July 1931, lot 99.