Property from a Private Collection
James Ward, R.A.
The Fall of Phaeton
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12,000 - 18,000 GBP
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12,000 GBP
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Property from a Private Collection
James Ward, R.A.
London 1769–1859 Cheshunt
The Fall of Phaeton
signed in monogram and dated lower left: JWR RA. 1839 (WR in ligature)
oil on canvas
unframed: 61 x 76.2 cm.; 24 x 30 in.
framed: 88.5 x 104 cm.; 34⅞ x 41 in.
Possibly by descent in the artist's family to 'Miss Ward' (according to a label on the reverse);
Anonymous sale, London, Sotheby’s, 26 November 1975, lot 94.
This painting is a version of one of the artist's most celebrated compositions. The first recorded version is dated 1807, and was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1808.1 A slightly larger version, signed and dated 1829 and exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1830, sold in London on 11 June 1999, lot 75, for £43,000.2
1 R. Grundy, James Ward, R.A., London 1909, p. 49.
2 Anonymous sale, London, Christie's, 11 June 1999, lot 75.
