Portrait of Sergeant Richard Leigh (d. 1772), small full-length, seated at a table, in a grey coat, a gold waistcoat and black breeches, his right arm resting on an open book, in an interior with bookshelves
Details
Circle of Edward Haytley (fl. 1740-1761)
Portrait of Sergeant Richard Leigh (d. 1772), small full-length, seated at a table, in a grey coat, a gold waistcoat and black breeches, his right arm resting on an open book, in an interior with bookshelves
oil on canvas
30 x 22 in. (76.5 x 56.2 cm.)
Portrait of Sergeant Richard Leigh (d. 1772), small full-length, seated at a table, in a grey coat, a gold waistcoat and black breeches, his right arm resting on an open book, in an interior with bookshelves
oil on canvas
30 x 22 in. (76.5 x 56.2 cm.)
Provenance
By descent in the Leigh family at Hawley House, Sutton-at-Hone, Kent.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 15 November 1991, lot 178, as 'Attributed to Edward Penny'.
Diane and Thomas Berger, London; Christie's, London, 12 February 1998, lot 29.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 15 November 1991, lot 178, as 'Attributed to Edward Penny'.
Diane and Thomas Berger, London; Christie's, London, 12 February 1998, lot 29.
Literature
D. Hall, 'Diane the Huntress', The World of Interiors, October, 1992, p. 163.
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 15% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.
Sale room notice
Please note that an alternative attribution to Edward Penny has been suggested.
If you wish to view the condition report of this lot, please sign in to your account.