A Study of an Oak Tree, Kenilworth Castle beyond
A Study of an Oak Tree, Kenilworth Castle beyond
David Cox, O.W.S. (1783-1859)
A Study of an Oak Tree, Kenilworth Castle beyond
Pencil and watercolour, with a slight sketch of trees verso
21.3 by 28.2cm., 8 ¼ by 11 in.
Provenance:
With Walker's Galleries, London, 1960;
John Marshall Esq;
And by descent until 2023
Exhibited:
London, Walker's Galleries, Drawings by David Cox 1783-1859, April-May 1960, no. 11;
London, Leicester Galleries, Exhibition of works by Artists as Collector's, July-August 1963, no. 128
The present sketch was drawn in the grounds of Kenilworth Castle, Warwickshire, a medieval castle once the home of Robert Dudley, a close friend of Elizabeth I. Cox depicted the castle on numerous occasions from the 1830s onwards.