Thomas Beach
The Hand that Was Not Called

ArtistBritish, 1738–1806
CultureBritish
Titles
  • The Hand that Was Not Called
Date1775
PlaceEngland
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensionsimage: 58 × 74 1/2 inches (147.3 × 189.2 cm)

Credit LineSarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, Houston
Object numberBF.1985.8
Current Location
Rienzi
Ballroom
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Enjoy this talk on The Hand that Was Not Called by Kaylin Weber, The Lora Jean Kilroy Curator of American Painting and Sculpture at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.


Provenance[Christie’s, London, July 30, 1924, no. 226, as "A Game of Cards," purchased by Lambert]; Colonel Bradley, Palm Beach, Florida, in whose casino the picture is said to have hung in the 1930s and 1940s; [P. & D. Colnaghi & Co., London]; purchased by the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, 1985.
Exhibition History"British Paintings 1550–1800 from the Collection of the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation," Ellen Noël Art Museum, Odessa, Texas, November 13, 2010–January 10, 2011.

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