A Winter Gull (Primary Title)
Robert Wilkinson Padley, English, ca. 1775-1835 (Artist)
Padley was an obscure artist who exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1815. This painting formerly bore an inscription on the reverse stating that the artist himself shot the pictured gull “upon the river Trent in 1812.”
Dealer's note: Inscribed on canvas before relining: "A winter gull shot upon the river Trent in 1812. Wilkinson Padley."
Paul Mellon Collection
2018-2019: "A Sporting Vision: The Paul Mellon Collection of British Sporting Art from the VMFA", National Sporting Museum & Library, Middleburg, VA, April 13 - July 22, 2018; Frist Art Museum, Nashville, TN, February 2 - May 5, 2019; Frick Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, June 15 - September 8, 2019
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