Auction: American & European Works of Art - 2517BLocation: BostonDate / Time: September 24, 2010 12:00PM
Description:
Attributed to Philipp Reinagle (British, 1749-1833)
Pero, Son of Pluto
Unsigned, titled, and inscribed "...Painted at Thornville Royal/By Reinagle..." on
the reverse, inscribed on the stretcher and marked with a red wax seal.
Oil on canvas, 15 1/4 x 21 in. (38.6 x 53.2 cm),framed.
Condition: Lined, minor retouch, stable craquelure.
Estimate $1,500-2,000
Inscribed "Pero Son of Pluto/Painted at Thornville Royal/By Reinagle/For Col. Thornton/Reinagle Jent." on the reverse. Inscribed "painted by Reinagle" in ink on the stretcher. Red was seal with a stag and ox or bull on the stretcher.