Cecil Gordon Lawson

Cecil Gordon Lawson (1851-1882) Strayed Oil on canvas Signed and dated 1878 lower left 65cm x 60cm Provenance: Lord Battersea, Norfolk Exhibited: Grosvenor Gallery, London 1883; Jubilee Exhibition, Manchester 1887; Royal Academy, London, Winter Exhibition 1901 condition report Relined, scattered retouching in sky area, vertical retouching to repaired tear in sky and by moon, minor retouching to sheep, paint thin in places, may benefit from a light clean

Special NoticeNo VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis. Lot Description View Lot Condition Report Cecil Gordon Lawson (BRITISH, 1851-1882) The Thames and Battersea from Cheney Walk, London signed and dated 'C. G. Lawson/1877' (lower right) oil on canvas 19½ x 23¼ in. (49.5 x 59.8 cm.)

Cecil Gordon Lawson (1851-1882) The Covenanters oil on canvas 16¼ x 26¾ in. (41.3 x 68 cm.) Lot Notes The covenanters were early Scottish presbyterians who strove throughout the 17th Century to establish the doctrines of John Knox and secure a non-Episcopalian church for Scotland. They fought in the English civil war, first for the Parliamentarians, but then changed sides making a secret deal with Charles I. After the restoration Charles II reneged on any deal he had in turn agreed on in return for their support, and uprisings raged throughout Scotland, culminating in the bloody defeat of Bothwell Bridge in 1679. In 1685 James II made covenanting illegal, covenanters were forced to hold secret meetings as illustrated in this painting, and punishment for those caught was death. It is thought that up to 18,000 were killed as a result, until William and Mary came to the throne in 1688, and hence the church of Scotland was established on Presbyterian principles.

Cecil Gordon Lawson British, 1851-1882 THE HOP GARDENS OF ENGLAND Signed C.G. Lawson (ll) Oil on canvas 60 1/2 x 84 inches (153.6 x 213.4 cm.) Provenance: The Fine Art Society, Ltd., London, December 1948 Roy Miles Fine Paintings, London, Inv. no.1141 Estimate $10,000-15,000 Craquelure heavy in points. Small scattered spots of inpainting.Not lined. Dirty, yellowed varnish. Frame rubbing.

Cecil Gordon Lawson (1851-1882) Cheyne Walk and Chelsea Old Church by Battersea Old Bridge oil on canvas 9 x 17 in. (24.7 x 44.5 cm.) Saleroom Notice Please note that the artist lived in Cheyne Walk, next to DanteGabriel Rossetti, and exhibited several views of Chelsea andBattersea at the Royal Academy between 1870 and 1879. Lot Notes Cheyne Walk takes its name from the Cheyne family who were lordsof the manor of Chelsea from 1660 to 1712. Cheyne Walk extends fromAlbert Bridge to Cremorne Road and contains many beautiful QueenAnne houses. In 1862 Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Algernon Swinburne andGeorge Meredith took no. 16 Cheyne Walk. Rossetti kept a small zoo,including many peacocks who were so distressingly noisy thatsubsequent Cadogan leases include a clause prohibiting the keepingof these birds. The house became a meeting place for poets andartists during the years 1871-81. Cecil Gordon Lawson (1851-1882) was born in Shropshire to Scottishparents. In 1861 he came to London with his father William Lawsonwho was a portrait painter. Cecil Gordon exhibited at the RoyalAcademy between 1869 and 1882, as well as at Suffolk Street and theGrosvenor Galleries. It was at the opening of the GrosvenorGalleries that he achieved his first notable success with apainting entitled The Minister's Garden. He was considered by manycontemporary critics to be one of the finest landscape painters ofhis generation. However, his promising career was cut short by hisearly death at the age of 31.