Richard Higs (British, fl. c. 1786-1796)

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Richard Higs (British, fl. c. 1786-1796)
A gentleman called Admiral Lord St Vincent (1735-1823) in blue coat
Enamel on copper
Oval, 90 mm. high

Provenance

Maxime Hébert (1853-1945) Collection, Paris (inv. no. 1390).
With Leo R. Schidlof, from whom acquired by Ernst Holzscheiter in London, 11 February 1953 (inv. nos. MD/0601 and 577).

Literature

Foskett 1979, illustrated p. 352, plate 103D.

Exhibited

Zurich 1955, no. 385 (as by Thouron).

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Lot Essay

An identical version, described as a portrait of Admiral Lord St Vincent by Richard Higs, signed on the reverse, in a gilt frame with engraved foliage border, was sold Christie’s, London, 21 February 1977, lot 36 and is illustrated in Foskett 1979, p. 352, plate 103D and listed in Walker 1985, I, p. 437 under likenesses of Admiral Lord St Vincent.

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