Lot 180 · British Art: Victorian, Pre Raphaelite & British Impressionist Art
The return from flight: Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette, the Dauphin, Dauphiness, and Princess Elizabeth insulted by the mob on their road back to Paris after their interception at Varennes by the postmaster Drouet
Edward Matthew Ward, Ra · oil on canvas
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- Estimate
- £30,000–£50,000 hammer ≈ $37,834–$63,057
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — British Art: Victorian, Pre Raphaelite & British Impressionist Art, London · 11 December 2018
- Dimensions
- 45 3/8 x 52 3/8 in. (115.3 x 133 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3761833
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Edward Matthew Ward, Ra, The return from flight: Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette, the Dauphin, Dauphiness, and Princess Elizabeth insulted by the mob on their road back to Paris after their interception at Varennes by the postmaster Drouet. Christie's, 11 Dec 2018, lot 180. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3761833.
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Edward Matthew Ward, Ra, The return from flight: Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette, the Dauphin, Dauphiness, and Princess Elizabeth insulted by the mob on their road back to Paris after their interception at Varennes by the postmaster Drouet. Christie's, 11 Dec 2018, lot 180. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3761833.
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From the same sale British Art: Victorian, Pre Raphaelite & British Impressionist Art · Dec 2018
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|---|---|---|---|
| Partridge on a frosty morning | Archibald Thorburn | £50,000–£70,000 | |
| Bows | Frances Macdonald | £40,000–£60,000 | |
| Sunday morning | Edmund Blair Leighton | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| The Wood-Nymph | Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones, Bt., A.R.A., R.W.S. (1833-1898) | £40,000–£60,000 | |
| Love disguised as Reason | Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones, Bt., A.R.A., R.W.S. (1833-1898) | £40,000–£60,000 | |
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