Lot 291 · Old Master Paintings
Three original drawings for the Acts of Mercy: Instruct the ignorant; Visit the sick; and Comfort the fatherless and widow the first 22 x 32.5 cm. (8 5/8 x 12 3/4 in.); the second 19.5 x 37.2 cm. (7 5/8 x 14 5/8 in.); the third 22 x 38.5 cm. (8 5/8 x 15 1/8 in.)
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- Estimate
- £4,000–£6,000 hammer ≈ $6,441–$9,662
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — Old Master Paintings, London, Knightsbridge · 29 October 2014
- Record ID
- TB-2026-2068772
- Record
- first seen 25 Jul 2026 · updated 5 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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John Flaxman, Three original drawings for the Acts of Mercy: Instruct the ignorant; Visit the sick; and Comfort the fatherless and widow the first 22 x 32.5 cm. (8 5/8 x 12 3/4 in.); the second 19.5 x 37.2 cm. (7 5/8 x 14 5/8 in.); the third 22 x 38.5 cm. (8 5/8 x 15 1/8 in.). Bonhams, 29 Oct 2014, lot 291. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-2068772.
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John Flaxman, Three original drawings for the Acts of Mercy: Instruct the ignorant; Visit the sick; and Comfort the fatherless and widow the first 22 x 32.5 cm. (8 5/8 x 12 3/4 in.); the second 19.5 x 37.2 cm. (7 5/8 x 14 5/8 in.); the third 22 x 38.5 cm. (8 5/8 x 15 1/8 in.). Bonhams, 29 Oct 2014, lot 291. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-2068772.
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