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Sir Joshua Reynolds, P.R.A. (1723-1792)
Portrait of a lady, bust-length, in a blue dress, leaning on a ledge
Details
Sir Joshua Reynolds, P.R.A. (1723-1792)
Portrait of a lady, bust-length, in a blue dress, leaning on a ledge
oil on canvas
30 x 25 in. (76.2 x 63.5 cm.)
Provenance
Bought by Barney Smith (b. 1763), and by descent to the present vendor.
Literature
D. Mannings, Sir Joshua Reynolds, A Complete Catalogue of his Paintings, New Haven and London, 2000, p. 497, no. 1991, col. pl. 40, fig. 516.
Exhibited
Boston Museum of Fine Arts, on loan 1919-1931.
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium
Lot Essay
The present picture was taken to the United States by Barney Smith in the early 19th Century and has remained there, and with Smith's descendants, ever since.