CONTINENTAL SCHOOL (18th Century) M.A. CHODOWIECKA
The Riding School
watercolor on paper
h. 6 w. 8 in., sight
overall: 14 x 16 in., framed
c.1780, equestrian scene showing three horses with mounts and an instructor in stone enclosure, with French inscriptions on stone wall: "La Pirouette a droite", "traver a droite", and "La volte renversee a droite"; the upper right hand corner marked "no. 5", framed with old paper label on verso
Artist information taken from the old paper label, the work appears stylistically similar to Daniel Nicolas Chodowiecki (German, 1726-1801) whose portrait of Frederick the Great on horseback sold at Christie's London Nov. 2013
Provenance: descent through the family of a Greenwich CT, Lady
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Condition Report: appears to be in excellent condition, laid down
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The Riding School
watercolor on paper
h. 6 w. 8 in., sight
overall: 14 x 16 in., framed
c.1780, equestrian scene showing three horses with mounts and an instructor in stone enclosure, with French inscriptions on stone wall: "La Pirouette a droite", "traver a droite", and "La volte renversee a droite"; the upper right hand corner marked "no. 5", framed with old paper label on verso
Artist information taken from the old paper label, the work appears stylistically similar to Daniel Nicolas Chodowiecki (German, 1726-1801) whose portrait of Frederick the Great on horseback sold at Christie's London Nov. 2013
Provenance: descent through the family of a Greenwich CT, Lady
Additional high-resolution photos of this lot are available here.
Condition Report: appears to be in excellent condition, laid down
