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Jean Georges Wille (1715-1808)

Officer arresting a thieving boy 1807

16.7 x 27.1 cm (sight) | RCIN 452373

Officer arresting a thieving boy

Jean Georges Wille (1715-1808)

Officer arresting a thieving boy 1807

Royal Collection Trust/© His Majesty King Charles III 2022

Royal Collection Trust/© His Majesty King Charles III 2022

Description

Market scene, gentleman seizing youth by the hair, stallholder gesticulating. Figures watching from left and right

Provenance

Presented to Queen Elizabeth II by François Mitterand, President of France, 9 June 1992
People involved

Creator(s)

Search the collection Jean Georges Wille (1715-1808)
(artist)

Acquirer(s)

Search the collection View the person page Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom (1926-2022)
Physical properties

Medium and techniques

pencil, pen and ink

watercolour painting

Measurements

16.7 x 27.1 cm (sight)

43.0 x 51.0 cm (frame, external)
Groupings
Object type(s)
visual works
drawings/watercolours
Subject(s)
Arts, Recreation, Entertainment & Sport
Architecture
Secular architecture
Marketplaces
References

Other number(s)

RL 32056

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