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Lot 148 · The Forbes Collection of Victorian Pictures and Works of Art

Study for 'And David bade them teach the Children of Judah the Use of the Bow' (recto); and an annotated study of three figures (verso)

William Charles Thomas Dobson

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Estimate
£4,000–£6,000 hammer ≈ $6,373–$9,559
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — THE FORBES COLLECTION OF VICTORIAN PICTURES AND WORKS OF ART, London · 19 February 2003
Record ID
TB-2026-6063270
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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William Charles Thomas Dobson, Study for 'And David bade them teach the Children of Judah the Use of the Bow' (recto); and an annotated study of three figures (verso). Christie's, 19 Feb 2003, lot 148. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6063270.

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William Charles Thomas Dobson, Study for 'And David bade them teach the Children of Judah the Use of the Bow' (recto); and an annotated study of three figures (verso). Christie's, 19 Feb 2003, lot 148. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6063270.

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From the same sale The Forbes Collection of Victorian Pictures and Works of Art · Feb 2003

LotArtistEstimateResult
'Scene in Chillingham Park: Portrait of Lord Ossulston', or 'Death of… Sir Edwin Henry Landseer, Ra £800,000–£1,200,000
Boyhood, 1849 John Faed £200,000–£300,000
Chivalry Sir Francis Bernard Dicksee, P.r.a. £600,000–£800,000
A Tempting Present John Anster Fitzgerald £7,000–£10,000
A Scottish Vigil Carles Sillem Lidderdale £10,000–£15,000
Composition study for 'Chivalry' Sir Francis Bernard Dicksee, P.r.a. £8,000–£12,000

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