english-school-19th-century-a-fox-in-lair-protecting-its-prey
Lot 7326
English School (19th Century), A Fox in Lair Protecting Its Prey
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
Oil on canvas, unsigned, with "ESK" stenciled to verso, presented in a giltwood frame.

Stretcher size 22 1/2 x 31 in.; Frame dimensions 28 x 36 1/4 in.

From the Estate of Sir John R. H. and Lady Thouton, removed from Historic Doe Run Farm, a Du Pont Legacy.
Christies, New York, Interiors, February, 2009

The ESK stencil may indicate this was a student's work exhibited at the South Kensington Museum as part of an examination.

Flaking at lower right corner, allover age cracking, some scattered pin holes to canvas, scattered areas of retouching visible under UV light inspection.