Lot Essay
According to the Art Journal, the gypsy water-carrier is as 'dark as a moor, but we presume there is authority for such a complexion.'
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A gypsy water-carrier of Seville
Details
John Phillip, R.A., (1817-1867)
A gypsy water-carrier of Seville
signed with monogram and dated '1855' (lower left)
oil on canvas
46 x 32 in. (116.8 x 81.2 cm.)
A gypsy water-carrier of Seville
signed with monogram and dated '1855' (lower left)
oil on canvas
46 x 32 in. (116.8 x 81.2 cm.)
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 5th November 1993, lot 257
Literature
Art Journal, 1856 p.172
Exhibited
London, Royal Academy, 1856, no.535.
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