Oriel Lodge, Cheltenham

Chinese

Cheltenham Art Gallery and Museum

circa 1823-1838

A Chinese 'export' or 'trade' painting in its original Chinese carved and gilded frame, by an unknown artist. Pictures were commissioned from Cantonese artists by foreign merchants, and were usually scenes of China itself; the commission of an image of a private residence in England is very rare. Oriel Lodge is Cheltenham's earliest Gothic Revival house and was built by Captain Charles Timmins (1773-1838). He almost certainly commissioned the work.

• Medium: oil on canvas in original carved & gilded Chinese frame
• Dimensions: 15.2 x 21.5cm
• Art Fund Grant: £1300 ( Total: £3,500)
• ArtFunded in: 2007
• Vendor: Martyn Gregory Gallery

Provenance

Sold at Sharpes auctioneers, 2005, where purchased by Mr Letham, Scotland; Dan Shackleton, Scotland; Martyn Gregory Gallery, London.

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