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A Performing Bear (© Lydiard House)
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© Lydiard House

A Performing Bear

Artist: Lady Diana Beauclerk (1734 - 1808)

Location: Lydiard House

Date: 1790

Materials: watercolour

Dimensions: 17 x 26 cm

Grant:

Amount Paid: £1,387 (Total: £2,773)

Vendor: Christie's

Review number: 4970 (2001)

Provenance:
Woolbeding Hall; Colonel Lascelles.

Description:
A chained bear on its hind legs is being goaded by a man who holds a stick in one hand and the chain in the other. Another bear is being led away. A man to the right plays a trumpet and a group of bystanders look on the scene.

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