JOHN WILLIAMS HOPE, SIGNED AND DATED 1796

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RICHARD COSWAY, R.A. (1742-1821)**
John Williams Hope, signed and dated 1796
John Williams Hope (1757-1813), facing left in blue coat with silver buttons and black collar, white waistcoat and frilled cravat, powdered hair watercolour on ivory, signed and dated in full on the reverse R. Cosway R.A. Primarius Pictor/Serenissimi Walliae/Principis/Pinxit 1796, within a rectangular oval ormolu frame, 3in. (7.5cm.) high, later rectangular ormolu frame by Alphonse Giroux, Paris
6in. (15cm.) high, 4¾in. (12cm.) wide, framed

Provenance

Sold Sotheby's, London, 12 December 1966, lot 39 (#£520 to Lavender).

Literature

D. Foskett, Collecting Miniatures, Woodbridge, 1979, illustrated p. 360, pl. 104C
D. Foskett, Miniatures Dictionary and Guide, Woodbridge, 1987, illustrated p. 360, pl. 104C.

Special notice

Notice Regarding the Sale of Ivory and Tortoiseshell Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing ivory or tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.

Sale room notice

Please note this lot is incorrcetly numbered as 39 in the catalogue.

Lot Essay

John Williams Hope was a banker and merchant. The son of William Williams he assumed the name of Hope on his marriage. A banker in Amsterdam, he was one of eight statesmen of Holland 1794-1806.

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