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Portrait of John Sims, half-length, seated at a writing table, a letter in his left hand
Details
Lemuel Francis Abbott (Leicestershire c. 1760-1802 London)
Portrait of John Sims, half-length, seated at a writing table, a letter in his left hand
inscribed on the letter: 'DOVER / SHPF... / John Sims Esq / Merchant / London / Britania / Cap Benwick'
oil on canvas
30.1/8 x 24.7/8 in. (76.5 x 63.1 cm.)
Portrait of John Sims, half-length, seated at a writing table, a letter in his left hand
inscribed on the letter: 'DOVER / SHPF... / John Sims Esq / Merchant / London / Britania / Cap Benwick'
oil on canvas
30.1/8 x 24.7/8 in. (76.5 x 63.1 cm.)
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 9 February 1968, lot 66, as 'English School, 18th Century' (30 Gns. to Klein).