William_Hemsley_-_A_sham.jpg

Summary

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Artist

William Hemsley (–1906)
Description	British painter
Date of birth/death	1819 / 1817	1893 or 1906
Location of birth	London
Work period	1834 –1893
Authority file	: Q18508733 VIAF : 95840146 ULAN : 500025697 RKD : 37368 J9U : 987010649785105171

Title

A sham

Object type

painting

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

height: 43 cm (16.9 in); width: 33 cm (12.9 in)

Object history

Anon. sale, Christie's South Kensington, 28 March 2007, lot 26
Private collection, UK

Inscriptions

Signature bottom left:

Wm Hemsley

Source/Photographer

1. Christie's , LotFinder: entry 4875263 (sale 5111, lot 26, London, 28 March 2007)
2. Bonhams. London, 28 Jun 2016, lot 90

Licensing

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The author died in 1893, so this work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 100 years or fewer .

This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office ) before January 1, 1929.

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