The Oddie Children
Artist
Sir William Beechey
(British, 1753–1839)
Date1789
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions72 x 71 7/8 in. (182.9 x 182.6 cm)
Frame: 86 3/4 x 83 3/4 in. (220.3 x 212.7 cm)
Frame: 86 3/4 x 83 3/4 in. (220.3 x 212.7 cm)
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LinePurchased with funds from the State of North Carolina
Object number52.9.65
On View
On viewProvenanceCommissioned by Henry Hoyle Oddie (1744–1830), Carey Street London and Barnwell Castle Northamptonshire [1]; The Oddie Family until 1910; Sir John Charles Robinson, London (?); D. G. Reid, New York, January 1912; consigned by Daniel R. Topping, New York, August, 1950; Jane Dixon Topping, Southampton, NY [2]; [Knoedler Galleries, New York, October 1951, no. A4718]; sold to NCMA, 1952 [3].
[1] Beechey's account book of 1789 mentions the payment for this commission: "Mr. Oddie's family £84." Mentioned in William Roberts, Sir William Beechey, R.A. (1907), p. 39.
[2] Listed as Mrs. John R. Topping in Knoedler Stock Book 9, Page 231, Row 27, stock no. A4718.
[3] Listed as North Carolina State Art Society in Knoedler Stock Book 10, Page 65, Row 10, stock no. A4718. Sale date February 19, 1952.
Sir Peter Lely and Studio
circa 1661
