A Portrait of Captain William Harvey, bust-length, in the uniform of the 23rd Welsh Fusiliers

Details

John Russell, R.A. (1745-1806)
A Portrait of Captain William Harvey, bust-length, in the uniform of the 23rd Welsh Fusiliers
pastel, oval
23 5/8 x 17 5/8in. (60 x 44.8cm.)

Provenance

The sitter, who died in 1816.
Elizabeth Tripp, daughter of the sitter.
Sophia Tripp, who married Canon Sinclair.
Dr. H.M. Sinclair; Christie's London, 14 June 1977, lot 229 (£250).

Literature

G.C. Williamson, John Russell, R.A., London, 1893, p. 165, illustrated, facing p. 96.

Lot Essay

Captain Harvey of Rolls Court was a personal friend of the Prince Regent. This portrait was possibly done at Brighton in the early 1790's. Williamson records the existence of a replica by Varley of this portrait, which passed down another branch of the Sinclair family. Another portrait of Captain Harvey was in the collection of Lord Ronald Gower in 1893.

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