Lot 31 · Victorian Pre-Raphaelite & British Impressionist Art
The great red dragon and the woman clothed with the sun; and The Whore of Babylon
Henry John Stock · pencil and watercolour heightened with bodycolour on paper, one heightened with gum arabic
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- Estimate
- £4,000–£6,000 hammer ≈ $5,340–$8,010
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Victorian Pre-Raphaelite & British Impressionist Art , London · 13 December 2017
- Dimensions
- both 13 ½ x 9 ½ in. (34.3 x 24.1 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3854140
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Henry John Stock, The great red dragon and the woman clothed with the sun; and The Whore of Babylon. Christie's, 13 Dec 2017, lot 31. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3854140.
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Henry John Stock, The great red dragon and the woman clothed with the sun; and The Whore of Babylon. Christie's, 13 Dec 2017, lot 31. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3854140.
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From the same sale Victorian Pre-Raphaelite & British Impressionist Art · Dec 2017
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studies of ankles and feet; and Studies of arms | Evelyn De Morgan | £2,000–£3,000 | |
| Study of a standing draped female figure | George Howard, 9th Earl Of Carlisle | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| A collection of studies after Old Masters, including Piero della Fran… | Charles Fairfax Murray | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| Study for 'A Bather' | Albert Joseph Moore A.r.w.s. | £7,000–£10,000 | |
| Study for 'Kingcups' | Albert Joseph Moore A.r.w.s. | £6,000–£8,000 | |
| Jacob and Esau | Frederic, Lord Leighton, Pra | £2,000–£3,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry John Stock | The poet in the flames of first love | $12,914 | Christie's, Jul 2017 | |
| Archibald Thorburn | Long-tailed tits 18.3 x 27.1 cm. (7 3/16 x 10 11/16 in.) | Bonhams, Oct 2022 | ||
| Henry John Stock | The Angel of Hope | Christie's, Dec 2019 | ||
| Archibald Thorburn | Hawk Owl | Bonhams, Nov 2021 | ||
| Henry John Stock | Fire and the Sea | Christie's, Jul 2018 | ||
| Henry John Stock | 'In the Night' – Schumann | Sotheby's, Apr 2024 | ||
| Sir William Russell Flint | Melusina | Sotheby's, Dec 2022 | ||
| Archibald Thorburn | Snipe drumming | Bonhams, Sep 2023 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.