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Philae "the Beautiful" at early morn, looking south
Details
Edward William Cooke, R.A. (1811-1880)
Philae "the Beautiful" at early morn, looking south
signed and dated 'E.W. COOKE 1876' (lower left) and further signed, dated and inscribed 'PHILAE the beautiful EVENING/EW Cooke RA/1876/Pharoah's bed' (on the reverse)
oil on panel
4 x 11 1/8 in. (10.1 x 28.2 cm.)
Philae "the Beautiful" at early morn, looking south
signed and dated 'E.W. COOKE 1876' (lower left) and further signed, dated and inscribed 'PHILAE the beautiful EVENING/EW Cooke RA/1876/Pharoah's bed' (on the reverse)
oil on panel
4 x 11 1/8 in. (10.1 x 28.2 cm.)
Provenance
Anthony Wilson Thorold (1826-1895), Bishop of Rochester.
Literature
Most probably J. Munday, E.W. Cooke 1811-1880: A Man of his Time, Woodbridge, 1996, p. 358, no. 76/7.
Sale room notice
Please note that it has been suggested that the present picture may be Thorold's picture. Thebes (Munday, op. cit., p. 358, no. 76/7), once in the collection of Anthony Wilson Thorold (1826-1895), Bishop of Rochester, and not as suggested in the catalogue entry.
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