Follower of George Chinnery
Portrait of W. W. Wood, seated small half length, with a ledger
with inscription 'W. W. Wood by Chinnery / from W C B[?]' on the stretcher
oil on canvas
9⁷⁄₈ x 8in. (25.1 x 20.3cm.)
with a preparatory(?) drawing on transfer paper laid down on paper of the same subject attributed to Chinnery. There are fragments of a sheet by Chinnery including inscriptions in the artist's shorthand on the reverse of the mount.

A printed label on the reverse of the drawing reads: 'W. W. Wood was a good friend of Chinnery and published a book of sketches. He was born in Philadelphia in 1805(?) and probably died in Manila. He was founder and editor of the Canton Register (1827-1828) and the Canton Gazette (1831-1833). He was the son of the famous American actor manager William Burkewood (1779-1861) and his leading lady Juliana Westray. W. W. Wood also worked for Russell & Co. and later rejoined Russell, Sturgis & Co. in Manila.'

two (2)

A.G. Cameron, Esq.; sale, Sotheby Parke Bernet (Hong Kong), 4 Dec. 1978, lot 36.
Anon. sale, Sotheby Parke Bernet (Hong Kong), 25 May 1981, lot 109 (the drawing recorded there as previously in the collection of J.R. Jones).

Please note this lot is the property of a consumer. See H1 of the Conditions of Sale.