Lot 244
FREDERICK JAMES SHIELDS A.R.W.S. (BRITISH 1833-1911)
SKETCH FOR THE DRUMMER BOY'S DREAM
The Forbes Collection at Old Battersea House
Auction: 1 November 2011 at 11:00 GMT
Description
Signed with monogram and inscribed, watercolour
Dimensions
29cm x 48cm (11.4in x 18.9in)
Footnote
Note:
The Drummer Boy's Dream was painted in 1866 and was praised by Rossetti when it was exhibited at Manchester in 1868.
Provenance:
Anon. sale: Sotheby's, London, November 11, 1998, Lot 296, reproduced.
Exhibited:
The Defining Moment: Victorian Narrative Paintings from The Forbes Magazine Galleries, 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. 41, reproduced in colour.