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J Maggs
(1819 - 1896)
Portrait of a Parsee Boy



Born in 1819 in Bath, England, James Charles Maggs was widely regarded for his genre paintings, specifically of coaching inns among other themes such as Newmarket races, robbing the mails, the news of Waterloo, and the marketplace at Bath. His father, James Maggs, worked as both an artist and furniture japanner, while his uncle pursued a career as a portrait painter. After spending two years studying in Italy, he came back to Bath and made a...



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  Lot 2 of 78  

EVENING SALE: MODERN ART
16 SEPTEMBER 2023
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Winning Bid
Rs 6,00,000
$7,229
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)

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ARTWORK DETAILS

J Maggs
 Portrait of a Parsee Boy

 Signed and dated 'J Maggs/ 1884' (faintly visible, lower left)
1884
Oil on canvas
15.25 x 11.5 in (38.7 x 29.2 cm)

NON-EXPORTABLE

PROVENANCE
Private Collection, UK

EXHIBITED
South Asian Art: 1820 – 20200, London: Grosvenor Gallery, 22 – 30 October 2020

PUBLISHED
South Asian Art: 1820 – 2020, London: Grosvenor Gallery, 2020, p. 11 (illustrated)

Category: Painting
Style: Figurative


 









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