Lot Essay
AN OLD INSCRIPTION ON THE REVERSE READS 'PORTRAIT OF RICHARD STEELE BY HOGARTH'
Details
CIRCLE OF JONATHAN RICHARDSON, (1665-1745)
PORTRAIT OF A GENTLEMAN, HALF-LENGTH, WEARING A GOLD WAISTCOAT WITH LACE TRIM, A BLUE AND BROWN CLOAK AND A BLUE HAT, IN A PAINTED OVAL
OIL ON CANVAS
29 7/8 X 25IN. (75.8 X 63.5CM.)
PORTRAIT OF A GENTLEMAN, HALF-LENGTH, WEARING A GOLD WAISTCOAT WITH LACE TRIM, A BLUE AND BROWN CLOAK AND A BLUE HAT, IN A PAINTED OVAL
OIL ON CANVAS
29 7/8 X 25IN. (75.8 X 63.5CM.)
Provenance
WITH THOS. AGNEW & SONS, LONDON (ACCORDING TO A LABEL ON THE REVERSE) ANON. SALE, HABSBURG, FELDMAN, NEW YORK, MAY 30, 1990, LOT 44, AS ATTRIBUTED TO JONATHAN RICHARDSON