Lot 247 · Christie's Interiors
The inebriate
Thomas Rowlandson · pencil, pen and grey ink and watercolour
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- Estimate
- £1,000–£1,500 hammer ≈ $1,581–$2,371
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Christie's Interiors, London (South Kensington) · 21 February 2012
- Dimensions
- 10½ x 9½ in. (26.7 x 24.2 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4617160
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Thomas Rowlandson, The inebriate. Christie's, 21 Feb 2012, lot 247. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4617160.
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Thomas Rowlandson, The inebriate. Christie's, 21 Feb 2012, lot 247. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4617160.
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