Artwork dating back nearly 200 years to go under hammer in Yorkshire

A rare drawing by John Constable is set to go under the hammer at Tennants in North Yorkshire next month.

A drawing by John Constable is set to go under the hammer in North Yorkshire next month.

The pencil and watercolour sketch, created in 1832, is to be auctioned by Tennants Auctioneers.

Estimated to fetch between £6,000 and £9,000, the drawing of Buckden in Cambridgeshire is a prime example of Constable's later work.

It dates back to a period when the renowned landscape painter's style had evolved into a more expressive form.

The artwork comes with a history from a private collection in North Yorkshire.

It was originally bought in 1965 from John Mitchell and Son in London.

This piece is to be part of the British, European, and Sporting Art Sale on 14 November.

The sale also features an array of portraits ranging from the 17th to the early 20th century.

Among these are two significant portraits from Lady Walker of the Isle of Man.

One is a portrait of Sir James Robert Milo Walker, painted by the esteemed Scottish portraitist Sir Francis Grant (1803-1878).

Sir Francis Grant, “Portrait of Sir James Robert Milo Walker, 2nd Bt. – estimate: £6,000-9,000 (Image: Tennants Auctioneers)

This portrait, with an estimated price of £6,000-9,000, portrays the second baronet in his Hussar uniform, alongside his troop in the backdrop.

Another portrait from an earlier era is of Alice Walker, née Godwin, wife of James Walker, FRS.

The portrait was painted by Allan Ramsay (1713-1784) and is expected to fetch between £4,000 and £6,000.

Eighteen further pieces from Lady Walker's collection will also be featured in the sale.

These include Venezia by Emma Ciardi (1879-1933), with a price estimate of £3,000-5,000.

The collection also features a pair of hunting scenes by John Nost Sartorius (1759-1828), The Standing Leap and The Flying Leap, expected to fetch between £1,000 and £1,500.

A Still Life of Flowers Displayed Within a Niche, attributed to Jan Weenix the Younger (1640-1719), is also up for auction.

The Dutch artist's work is expected to fetch £12,000-18,000.

Jan Weenix the Younger, “Still Life of a Vase of Flowers Displayed Within a Niche – estimate: £12,000-18,000 (Image: Tennants Auctioneers)

A private collection in Norfolk is offering over 20 lots with a focus on sporting or animal subjects.

Highlights include Becher’s Brook, Grand National, 1959 by Lionel Edwards (1878-1966), which depicts the moment before jockey J Lehane fell from Valiant Spark, with an estimate of £2,000-3,000.

The sale will also feature works by David Gauld (1865-1936), including Two Calves by a Water’s Edge (estimate: £1,200-1,800), and The Lily Pond by Charles Oppenheimer (1875-1961), estimated to fetch between £2,000 and £3,000.

A final highlight of the sale is The Rival Boats by Robert Gemmell Hutchison (1855-1936), expected to sell for between £2,500 and £4,000.