Lot 168 · Victorian and British Impressionist Pictures
Cromwell's troops desecrating Wells Cathedral
Robert Alexander Hillingford · oil on canvas
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- Estimate
- £1,000–£1,500 hammer ≈ $1,637–$2,455
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Victorian and British Impressionist Pictures , London (South Kensington) · 16 December 2009
- Dimensions
- 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4921840
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-4921840 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-4921840
Robert Alexander Hillingford, Cromwell's troops desecrating Wells Cathedral. Christie's, 16 Dec 2009, lot 168. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4921840.
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Robert Alexander Hillingford, Cromwell's troops desecrating Wells Cathedral. Christie's, 16 Dec 2009, lot 168. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4921840.
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