Old Masters, British & European Paintings - 8th March 2023

Lot 36

Herbert James Draper (1864-1920)

Estimate £100 - £200 | Hammer £1100

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Description

Herbert James Draper (1864-1920)
Design for the ceiling of the Livery Hall at Drapers' Hall
Signed and inscribed Painted ceiling the Livery Hall/of the Drapers' Company/75ft by 36ft/(centre panel 30 x 20)/Painted by/Herbert Draper (in pencil to the mount)
Gravure print
72.4 x 33.7cm; 28½ x 13¼in

Provenance:
Property of the artist;
And by family descent

Literature:
Simon Toll, Herbert Draper 1863-1920: A Life Study (Antique Collector's Club, 2003), p.136, plate 93