Sir Frank Brangwyn, RA (British, 1867-1956)


The opening of the strife between the skinners and the merchant taylors, A.D. 1484 bears initials (lower right)oil on canvas51.4 x 61.6cm (20 1/4 x 24 1/4in).
|The present work is a study for a larger work of the same title which was completed as part of a commission of eleven works to decorate the banqueting hall of the Worshipful Company of Skinners.ProvenanceWith The Fine Art Society Ltd., London. Anon sale, Sotheby's, London, 21 May 1986, lot 11.Private collection UK.LiteratureW.H.Draper and Frank Brangwyn, The historical paintings in the great hall in London of the Worshipful company of skinners, London, 1909 (illustrated p.29).