The Beautiful Grisette

William Powell Frith (1819 - 1909)

Shandy Hall

1853

Shandy Hall was the home of the eccentric novelist Laurence Sterne who wrote the whole of 'A Sentimental Journey' there. This work is inscribed on the back in the artist's hand with the relevant passage from the novel.

• Medium: oil on panel
• Dimensions: 22 x 17 cm
• Art Fund Grant: £1500 ( Total: £6,000)
• ArtFunded in: 1994
• Vendor: Mr & Mrs Kenneth Monkman

Provenance

S.Eckman, Jr, CBE; with Cooling Galleries, March 1968 (cat no 64); bought Julia Monkman.

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