Portrait of Sir Thomas Phillips in Turkish Dress

Richard Dadd (1817 - 1886)

Bethlem Royal Hospital Archives and Museum

1842 - 1843

Seated subject in white turban position towards left side of image. Leaning on cushions and smoking a blue hookah. Detailed depiction of Eastern style dress. Vibrant colour.

• Medium: watercolour on paper
• Dimensions: 18 x 25 cm
• Art Fund Grant: £22500 ( Total: £45,000)
• ArtFunded in: 2000
• Vendor: Agnew's

Provenance

By descent in the family of the sitter's brother to 1993. Christie's sale 13 July lot 58. Agnew's hereafter.

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