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Lot 149 · Old Master & British Drawings & Watercolours

Study of a man wearing a turban, bust-length, in the manner of Rembrandt

Thomas Worlidge · chalk and grey wash on vellum

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Estimate
£2,000–£3,000 hammer ≈ $3,018–$4,527
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — Old Master & British Drawings & Watercolours, London (South Kensington) · 9 December 2015
Dimensions
7 1/8 x 5 5/8 in. (18.1 x 14.3 cm.); and a group of six other head studies by or attributed to Worlidge, three on vellum
Record ID
TB-2026-4075968
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Thomas Worlidge, Study of a man wearing a turban, bust-length, in the manner of Rembrandt. Christie's, 9 Dec 2015, lot 149. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4075968.

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Thomas Worlidge, Study of a man wearing a turban, bust-length, in the manner of Rembrandt. Christie's, 9 Dec 2015, lot 149. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4075968.

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