CHARLES BURTON BARBER (BRITISH 1845-1894)
QUEEN VICTORIA WITH JOHN BROWN, AUGUST 26 1876
£120,000
The Forbes Collection at Old Battersea House
Auction: 1 November 2011 at 11:00 GMT
Description
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
51cm x 61cm (20in x 24in)
Footnote
Note: This lot was a gift from Queen Victoria to John Brown and was sold by his descendants at auction in 1980.
Provenance:
Sotheby's at Hopetoun House, Edinburgh, November 11, 1980, Lot 417, reproduced.
Exhibited:
Tartan, Fashion Institute of Technology, New York, New York, October 25, 1988-February 4, 1989.
The Defining Moment: Victorian Narrative Paintings from the Forbes Magazine Collection, Mint Museum of Art, Charlotte, North Carolina, January 15-April 2, 2000; Cheekwood Museum of Art, Nashville, Tennessee, May 12-August 6, 2000; Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington, Delaware, September 7, 2000-January 7, 2001; Tampa Art Museum, Tampa, Florida, January 27-April 22, 2001; The Forbes Magazine Galleries, New York, New York, May 2-July 7, 2001; Russell-Cotes Art Gallery and Museum, Bournemouth, England, July 28-November 10, 2001, No. 2, reproduced in colour.