Lot Essay
Smart's dating of circa 1766-7 would appear to exclude the traditional identification of Peter Daly (d. 1957) of Quansbury, who was the fourth son of Denis Daly (d. 1720), of the prominent Galway family.
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Portrait of a gentleman, traditionally identified as Peter Daly, of Quansbury, half-length, in a gold-embroidered green frock coat and white stock
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Allan Ramsay, R.A. (Edinburgh 1713-1784 Dover)
Portrait of a gentleman, traditionally identified as Peter Daly, of Quansbury, half-length, in a gold-embroidered green frock coat and white stock
oil on canvas
30 3/8 x 25 in. (77.1 x 63.5 cm.)
in a George II giltwood frame, circa 1730, with an egg and dart and panelled border, the sides hung with floral swags, re-gilt
Portrait of a gentleman, traditionally identified as Peter Daly, of Quansbury, half-length, in a gold-embroidered green frock coat and white stock
oil on canvas
30 3/8 x 25 in. (77.1 x 63.5 cm.)
in a George II giltwood frame, circa 1730, with an egg and dart and panelled border, the sides hung with floral swags, re-gilt
Provenance
Private collection, Co. Galway.
Sold at Sotheby's, London, before 1969.
Sold at Sotheby's, London, before 1969.
Literature
A. Smart, Allan Ramsay: A Complete Catalogue of His Paintings, ed. J. Ingomells, New Haven and London, 1999, p. 98, no. 123, fig. 585.
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