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Bonhams · May 7, 2025$16,640 ≈ £12,467 ≈ €14,648Sign up free to see price
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The Captive
Catalogued as “Attributed to Ra William Etty” — not included in the artist’s headline statistics.
Ra William Etty (British, 1789–1849)
$2,750 price realized incl. premium
≈ £2,131≈ €2,443
Hammer $2,200 · with buyer’s premium $2,750
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- Medium
- Oil · Paintings all oil results →As published: “oil on canvas”
- Support
- Canvas
- Category
- Oil paintings
- Dimensions
- 24 1/4 x 20in (61.6 x 50.8cm)
- Auction house
- Bonhams
- Sale
- The Elegant Home: Select Furniture, Silver, Decorative and Fine Arts (24070)
- Date
- June 6, 2017
- Location
- Los Angeles, United States
- Lot
- 145
- Estimate
- $3,000 – $5,000 (≈ £2,325 – £3,874) (≈ €2,665 – €4,441)
- Source
- Auction house bonhams.com ↗Retrieved Oct 6, 2026
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