Sale 1325
| Chicago
| Chicago
Estimate$4,000 – $6,000
Provenance:
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Ramsay, Esq., Camberwell Green, Upper Thames, London
Horton Old Hall, Staffordshire
Newhouse Galleries
Mr. and Mrs. Paul B. Jamison, Saint Louis
Christie's, New York, November 14, 1979, lot 196
Susquehanna Antique Co., Washington, DC
Exhibited:
Newhouse Galleries, New York, Van Dyck to Lawrence, exhibition catalogue, January 23-February 13, 1932, no. 17, pg. 15 (inv. #1702)
Literature:
The Art News, January 30, 1932, Vol. 30, pps. 5-6
Van Dyck to Lawrence, The Development of English Portrait Painting, New House Galleries, New York, Inaugural exhibition, January 23-February 13, Number 17, p. 15
Listed and illustrated in William Roberts' 'interleaved copy' of his catalogue raisonné of the complete paintings of John Hoppner
Frame 38 x 32 1/2 inches. Overall stable and ready to place condition. Faint, even craquelure throughout, commensurate with age. UV light reveals a dark line to the right of the subject's mouth, suggesting an old repair which has been overpainted.
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