Lot 166 A rare Bow white figure of Henry Woodward, circa 1750
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| 拍卖公司 | 邦瀚斯 |
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| 拍卖时间 | 2026年07月01日 |
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A rare Bow white figure of Henry Woodward, circa 1750
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Modelled in the role of 'The Fine Gentleman' from Garrick's farce Lethe, wearing a large tricorn hat and frock coat above a lace-trimmed waistcoat and breeches, the costume delicately modelled and undercut, standing on a square base with canted corners incised with a cross-hatched diamond pattern to simulate floor tiles, 27.7cm high
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Provenance
Bonhams, 18 May 2016, lot 320
Literature
White, Mary, People at the Whites' House, Vol.5, 2024, p.66
Lethe, or Aesop in the Shades, was David Garrick's first play and premiered in April 1740. The one act play was reworked in 1749 to include the roles of 'The Fine Lady' (Mrs Riot) and 'The Fine Gentleman', the former famously played by Kitty Clive and forming the companion figure to the present lot, see the example from the Peter and Mary White Collection sold by Bonhams on 1 December 2025, lot 148.
The present model is taken from an undated mezzotint by James McArdell from a drawing by Francis Hayman. Another example is illustrated together with Hayman's drawing and McArdell's print by Raymond C Yarbrough, , 1996, pp.28-29, figs.40-42. Referring to this celebrated figure, Woodward wrote 'My figure, too, in Earthenware is shown, So much I'm lov'd and valu'd by the Town' when he appeared in the 'Bays in Council' in Dublin in 1751. Further examples are illustrated by Anton Gabszewicz and Geoffrey Freeman, , 1982, p.122, fig.187 and by Anton Gabszewicz, , 2000, p.85, fig.72. An example inscribed with the date '1750' to the underside is illustrated by Yvonne Hackenbroch, , 1957, pl.77, fig.241 and pl.145, fig.241. A fine coloured pair of figures of Kitty Clive and Henry Woodward from the Godden Reference Collection was sold by Bonhams on 14 April 2010, lot 88 and another white figure of Henry from the Mavis Bimson Collection on 14 December 2023, lot 293.
Footnotes
Provenance
Bonhams, 18 May 2016, lot 320
Literature
White, Mary, People at the Whites' House, Vol.5, 2024, p.66
Lethe, or Aesop in the Shades, was David Garrick's first play and premiered in April 1740. The one act play was reworked in 1749 to include the roles of 'The Fine Lady' (Mrs Riot) and 'The Fine Gentleman', the former famously played by Kitty Clive and forming the companion figure to the present lot, see the example from the Peter and Mary White Collection sold by Bonhams on 1 December 2025, lot 148.
The present model is taken from an undated mezzotint by James McArdell from a drawing by Francis Hayman. Another example is illustrated together with Hayman's drawing and McArdell's print by Raymond C Yarbrough, , 1996, pp.28-29, figs.40-42. Referring to this celebrated figure, Woodward wrote 'My figure, too, in Earthenware is shown, So much I'm lov'd and valu'd by the Town' when he appeared in the 'Bays in Council' in Dublin in 1751. Further examples are illustrated by Anton Gabszewicz and Geoffrey Freeman, , 1982, p.122, fig.187 and by Anton Gabszewicz, , 2000, p.85, fig.72. An example inscribed with the date '1750' to the underside is illustrated by Yvonne Hackenbroch, , 1957, pl.77, fig.241 and pl.145, fig.241. A fine coloured pair of figures of Kitty Clive and Henry Woodward from the Godden Reference Collection was sold by Bonhams on 14 April 2010, lot 88 and another white figure of Henry from the Mavis Bimson Collection on 14 December 2023, lot 293.
