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Portrait of John Wood (c.1692-1748), three-quarter-length, in a brown coat and lace stocking, a dog at his side, ships from the Honourable East India Company beyond
Details
Attributed to John Greenhill (Salisbury c.1642-1676 London)
Portrait of John Wood (c.1692-1748), three-quarter-length, in a brown coat and lace stocking, a dog at his side, ships from the Honourable East India Company beyond
oil on canvas
49 ¼ x 40 ¼ in. (125 x 102.2 cm.)
Portrait of John Wood (c.1692-1748), three-quarter-length, in a brown coat and lace stocking, a dog at his side, ships from the Honourable East India Company beyond
oil on canvas
49 ¼ x 40 ¼ in. (125 x 102.2 cm.)
Provenance
By descent in the sitter's family, through Sir William Bowyer Smyth, Bt. by May 1886 (according to an old label on the reverse), until,
The Bowyer Smyth Heirlooms. Property removed from Hill Hall, Theydon Mount, Epping, Essex; Christie’s, London, 29 April 1932, lot 102, as 'SIR P. LELY' (20 gns. to Freeman).
Anonymous sale; Christie’s, London, 18 April 1996, lot 54.
The Bowyer Smyth Heirlooms. Property removed from Hill Hall, Theydon Mount, Epping, Essex; Christie’s, London, 29 April 1932, lot 102, as 'SIR P. LELY' (20 gns. to Freeman).
Anonymous sale; Christie’s, London, 18 April 1996, lot 54.
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