AN 18TH C. LANDSCAPE FROM THE CIRCLE OF RICHARD WILSON R.A (WELSH, 1713/14-1782).
Oil on canvas, inscribed "A.L." lower left. A very finely rendered landscape at dusk, a shepherd and flock at the center. In the manner of and believed to be from the close circle of Richard Wilson (Welsh, 1713/14-1782), as suggested by the plaque to the gilt frame. Noonan-Kocian Gallery, St. Louis label affixed to verso.
Stretcher: 16 x 20 in. (40.64 x 50.80 cm.); frame: 20 x 24 1/2 in. (50.80 x 62.23 cm.)
The Wallace Estate: Lee Renfrew Wallace and her husband Mahlon Brookings Wallace III lived an extremely happy and luxurious life filled with world travels, safaris, collecting, and philanthropy. From backgrounds in race-horse breeding and championship cattle ranching, the socialite couple paid homage to the St. Louis area community in a variety of ways.

Mr. Wallace served as Director of Commerce Bank, President of the St. Louis Zoo Friends Board, and was charitable to numerous organizations he believed in. Behind every great man is a better woman, and his wife Lee was renowned for being the glue of the family while she warmly served as Director of Development for local educational institutions and made an impact with her lasting spirit. The couple’s art collection ranges in style and period and spans a broad price-point.