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

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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

Provenance

Private collection, Co. Galway.
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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Descrizione dettagliata lotto

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.

Altri da The Barratt Collection - from Crowe Hall, Bath

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