- Artist
- John Cranch 1751–1821
- Medium
- Oil paint on wood
- Dimensions
- Support: 162 × 210 mm
frame: 300 × 350 × 70 mm - Collection
- Tate
- Acquisition
- Purchased 1968
- Reference
- T01048
Catalogue entry
John Cranch 1751–1821
T01048 Monks Merrymaking circa 1804
Inscribed ‘J.C’ on basket, b.c.
Oil on panel, 6¿ x 8¼ (16.2 x 21).
Purchased at Christie’s (Grant-in-Aid) 1968.
Coll: sold Robert Curr & Dewar, Dundee, 24 February 1960 (846, with companion), bt. David Fraser, sold Christie’s, 30 October 1964 (91, with companion), bt. Porter; ...; sold Christie’s, 22 March 1968 (36), bt. Butlin for Tate Gallery.
The companion picture mentioned above was An Abbot and Monks round a table with books, dated 1804.
Published in The Tate Gallery Report 1967–1968, London 1968.
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