February 24, 2022 10:00 EST
The Gilded Age
64
A verre églomisé Painting Depicting a Scene from The Tempest
after George Romney, early 19th century
The scene after an engraving by Benjamin Smith (British, 1786-1833), after the original painting by George Romney (British, 1734-1802), reproduced for John Boydell's collection of Shakespeare prints (first published 1796), depicting Prospero and Miranda in Act I, Scene I of The Tempest, presented in a giltwood frame.
H: 22 3/4, W: 28 1/2 in. (frame); H: 19 3/4, W: 25 1/2 in. (sight)
Provenance
Chinese Porcelain Company, New York, purchased in 1998.
Skinner, Boston, October 6, 2012, lot 532.
Property from a private American collection.
Thence by descent.
Sold for $4,410
Estimated at $3,000 - $5,000
The scene after an engraving by Benjamin Smith (British, 1786-1833), after the original painting by George Romney (British, 1734-1802), reproduced for John Boydell's collection of Shakespeare prints (first published 1796), depicting Prospero and Miranda in Act I, Scene I of The Tempest, presented in a giltwood frame.
Provenance
Chinese Porcelain Company, New York, purchased in 1998.
Skinner, Boston, October 6, 2012, lot 532.
Property from a private American collection.
Thence by descent.
