Portrait of Sir Thomas Phillips in Arab Dress
Artist: Richard Dadd (1817 - 1886)
Location: Bethlem Royal Hospital Archives and Museum
Date: 1842 - 1843
Materials: watercolour
Dimensions: 26 x 18 cm
Grant:
Amount Paid: £1,227 (Total: £25,878)
Vendor: Christie's
Review number: 3876 (1993)
Provenance:
By descent in the family of the sitter's brother; Christie's, 1993.
Description:
Sir Thomas Phillips was Dadd's patron, whom he accompanied on a tour which included Egypt, where this picture was painted. This watercolour is one of the last pictures of any significance which Dadds painted before his mental illness.
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