28th Jan, 2026 15:00
The Scottish Pictures Auction
AFTER JOHN OPIE RA (BRITISH 1761 - 1807)
THE MURDER OF JAMES I, KING OF SCOTLAND
pen and ink on paper
mounted, framed and under glass
image size 47cm x 59cm, overall size 70cm x 85cm
Provenance: Collection of Nick Drummond, UK. Private Collection, UK.
Note: Opie's original painting was made known to contemporaries through a print by Thomas Ryder I (1746-1810) and published by John Boydell (1719-1804). This drawing, however, most closely resembles a more pared-back print of 'The Murder of King James I' by Louis Marie Normand, known as Normand fils (1789-1874), after Opie, an illustration of which can be found in the Witt Library at the Courtauld.
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