The Heather or Broom Gatherers

1851

David Cox

Artist, British, 1783 - 1859

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Artwork overview


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Samuel Mayou [d. 1882], Edgbaston, Birmingham; sold before 1875 to Frederick Craven [c. 1818 – 1894], Manchester and Derbyshire; (his sale, Christie’s London, 18 May 1895, no. 33); (Thos. Agnew and Sons, London); William Hudson [1841-1916], Hulme Hall, Cheadle Hulme; by descent until 1985; (Thos. Agnew and Sons, London, stock no. 47014). (sale, Andrew Smith & Son, Winchester, 5 February 2019, no. 430); (James Mackinnon, Didling, Midhurst);

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1887

  • Royal Jubilee Exhibition, Manchester (various venues), 1887, no. 1634.

1892

  • Winter Exhibition, Royal Academy, London, 1892, no. 79.

2023

  • Drawing in Britain, 1700 - 1900: New Additions to the Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2023.

Inscriptions

at lower left, in brown ink: David Cox 1851


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