Lot Essay
This rare, signed portrait by Reynolds dates from 1753, shortly after the artist returned from Rome where he had studied the works of the great Italian masters.
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Sir Joshua Reynolds, P.R.A. Plympton 1723-1792 London
Portrait of a lady, half-length, in a brown dress, a guaze scarf and pearl necklace
Details
Sir Joshua Reynolds, P.R.A. Plympton 1723-1792 London
Portrait of a lady, half-length, in a brown dress, a guaze scarf and pearl necklace
signed with artist's monogram and dated 'JR 1753' (upper left)
oil on canvas
30 x 25 in. 76 x 63.5 cm.
Portrait of a lady, half-length, in a brown dress, a guaze scarf and pearl necklace
signed with artist's monogram and dated 'JR 1753' (upper left)
oil on canvas
30 x 25 in. 76 x 63.5 cm.
Provenance
D.F. Appleton, New York, by 1892.
R.M. Appleton.
with Knoedler, New York, 1912, from whom purchased by
William Church Osborne, thence by descent to
Frederick Osborne, thence by descent to
Virginia Osborne Earl; Sotheby's, London, 29 November 2001, lot 7 (£53,400=$75,744) to the present owner.
R.M. Appleton.
with Knoedler, New York, 1912, from whom purchased by
William Church Osborne, thence by descent to
Frederick Osborne, thence by descent to
Virginia Osborne Earl; Sotheby's, London, 29 November 2001, lot 7 (£53,400=$75,744) to the present owner.
Literature
Exhibition catalogue, Early English Painters, a loan exhibition from the collection of W. H. Fuller, 1892, p. 33, no. 1, as 'Portrait of Mrs. Knapp'.
D. Mannings, Sir Joshua Reynolds, A complete catalogue of his paintings, New Haven, 2000, p. 495, no. 1977, fig. 79.
D. Mannings, Sir Joshua Reynolds, A complete catalogue of his paintings, New Haven, 2000, p. 495, no. 1977, fig. 79.
Exhibited
New York, The Union League Club, December 1892.
Poughkeepsie, Vassar College Art Gallery, on loan.
Poughkeepsie, Vassar College Art Gallery, on loan.