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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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From the same sale Victorian Pre-Raphaelite & British Impressionist Art · Dec 2017

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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
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Jacob and Esau Frederic, Lord Leighton, Pra £2,000–£3,000

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