Lot 157 · British Art on Paper
Thirteen figure and composition studies relating to the frescoes at the Palaces of Westminster including; Study for 'Griselda's first Trial of Patience'; Compositional sketch for 'Charles 1 Raising his Standard at Nottingham, 1642'; Study of man's head in profile; Study for 'The Setting Out of the Trained Bands from London to Raise the Siege of Gloucester'; Study of a sword Hilt; Study of a bearded male head looking to the left; Study of armour; Compositional sketch for 'Basing House defended by the Cavaliers' (illustrated); Study for 'Prince Henry Acknowledging the Authority of Chief Justice Gascoyne'; Study for a man in profile looking to the left - prominant cheekbones (illustrated); Two studies for 'First Trial by Jury'; Study for 'The Expulsion of the Fellows of a College at Oxford for Refusing to Sign the Covenant'; and Studies of a hand holding a walking stick
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- Estimate
- £2,000–£3,000 hammer ≈ $3,441–$5,162
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — British Art on Paper , London · 17 November 2005
- Dimensions
- 19¾ x 15¾ in. (50.1 x 40 cm.); and smaller (13)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5749294
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Charles West Cope, Thirteen figure and composition studies relating to the frescoes at the Palaces of Westminster including; Study for 'Griselda's first Trial of Patience'; Compositional sketch for 'Charles 1 Raising his Standard at Nottingham, 1642'; Study of man's head in profile; Study for 'The Setting Out of the Trained Bands from London to Raise the Siege of Gloucester'; Study of a sword Hilt; Study of a bearded male head looking to the left; Study of armour; Compositional sketch for 'Basing House defended by the Cavaliers' (illustrated); Study for 'Prince Henry Acknowledging the Authority of Chief Justice Gascoyne'; Study for a man in profile looking to the left - prominant cheekbones (illustrated); Two studies for 'First Trial by Jury'; Study for 'The Expulsion of the Fellows of a College at Oxford for Refusing to Sign the Covenant'; and Studies of a hand holding a walking stick. Christie's, 17 Nov 2005, lot 157. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5749294.
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Charles West Cope, Thirteen figure and composition studies relating to the frescoes at the Palaces of Westminster including; Study for 'Griselda's first Trial of Patience'; Compositional sketch for 'Charles 1 Raising his Standard at Nottingham, 1642'; Study of man's head in profile; Study for 'The Setting Out of the Trained Bands from London to Raise the Siege of Gloucester'; Study of a sword Hilt; Study of a bearded male head looking to the left; Study of armour; Compositional sketch for 'Basing House defended by the Cavaliers' (illustrated); Study for 'Prince Henry Acknowledging the Authority of Chief Justice Gascoyne'; Study for a man in profile looking to the left - prominant cheekbones (illustrated); Two studies for 'First Trial by Jury'; Study for 'The Expulsion of the Fellows of a College at Oxford for Refusing to Sign the Covenant'; and Studies of a hand holding a walking stick. Christie's, 17 Nov 2005, lot 157. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5749294.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Tavern scene | Thomas Rowlandson | £2,000–£3,000 | |
| Cookham-on-Thames, Berkshire | Peter De Wint O.w.s. | £7,000–£10,000 | |
| The Glebe Farm | Peter De Wint O.w.s. | £5,000–£8,000 | |
| Trafalgar Square, London | Edward Seago | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| The Flooded Marsh, Norfolk | Edward Seago | £6,000–£8,000 | |
| An album of ten drawings of Wookey Hole, Mendip Hills, Somerset | Bernard Lens III | £3,000–£5,000 |
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