Lot 83 · Old Master & British Drawings & Watercolours
A couple strolling, seen from behind (recto); and Dropsy courting consumption (verso)
Thomas Rowlandson · pencil, pen and ink and watercolour; pencil and grey wash
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- Estimate
- £1,500–£2,000 hammer ≈ $1,931–$2,575
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Master & British Drawings & Watercolours , London · 27 July 2020
- Dimensions
- in. (26 x 19.7 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3624958
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Thomas Rowlandson, A couple strolling, seen from behind (recto); and Dropsy courting consumption (verso). Christie's, 27 Jul 2020, lot 83. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3624958.
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Thomas Rowlandson, A couple strolling, seen from behind (recto); and Dropsy courting consumption (verso). Christie's, 27 Jul 2020, lot 83. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3624958.
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