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Sir William Beechey, R.A.* (1753-1839)
Portrait of H.R.H. Princess Augusta Sophia, standing three-quarter length beside a spindel, a landscape beyond
Details
Sir William Beechey, R.A.* (1753-1839)
Portrait of H.R.H. Princess Augusta Sophia, standing three-quarter length beside a spindel, a landscape beyond
oil on canvas
36 x 28in. (91.5 x 71cm.)
Portrait of H.R.H. Princess Augusta Sophia, standing three-quarter length beside a spindel, a landscape beyond
oil on canvas
36 x 28in. (91.5 x 71cm.)
Provenance
Duke of Cambridge, K.G.; (+) sale, Christie's, London, June 11, 1904, lot 74 (80gns. to Hodgkins).
E.M. Hodgkins, London.
Alfred H. Milliken, Chicago; sale, Anderson Galleries, Jan. 5-7 (=1st day), 1933, lot 46 ($4,500).
James Wheeler, New York.
with the Raydon Gallery, New York, Masters in Portraiture, 1971.
E.M. Hodgkins, London.
Alfred H. Milliken, Chicago; sale, Anderson Galleries, Jan. 5-7 (=1st day), 1933, lot 46 ($4,500).
James Wheeler, New York.
with the Raydon Gallery, New York, Masters in Portraiture, 1971.
Literature
W. Roberts, Sir William Beechey, R.A., 1907, p. 77.
The Art Digest, Dec. 15, 1932, p. 18 as Princess Amelia.
The Art Digest, Dec. 15, 1932, p. 18 as Princess Amelia.
Exhibited
London, Royal Academy, 1802, no. 192.
Evansville, Evansville Museum of Arts, European Masters in Portraiture, Oct.-Nov. 1975; Greenvale, C.W. Post Art Gallery, March 1976.
Evansville, Evansville Museum of Arts, European Masters in Portraiture, Oct.-Nov. 1975; Greenvale, C.W. Post Art Gallery, March 1976.