Joseph Lee (1780-1859) after Thomas Phillips (1770-1845)

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Joseph Lee (1780-1859) after Thomas Phillips (1770-1845)

H. R. H. The Duke of Sussex, facing left, in Tudor costume with lace edged ruff

enamel, signed on the reverse and dated 1829, gilt-metal mount within fitted red leather case
oval, 2 1/2in. (64mm.) high

Provenance

The Sixth Earl of Arran, Christie's, 26 June 1980, lot 107

Literature

Clouzot, 1924, p. 125

Exhibited

Royal Academy, London, 1832, no. 488

Lot Essay

The inscription on the reverse reads "His R.H. the Duke of Sussex painted by Joseph Lee from the Original by Thos. Phillips, Esq., R.A. Dec. 1820".

Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex (1773-1843), 6th son of George III, was a patron of art and science.

A "large whole length" portrait of the Duke of Sussex is recorded in Phillip's sitter book on 5 April 1828. This portrait was exhibited at the Royal Academy, London in 1828, no. 71 and the enamel copy by Lee was engraved by H. Robinson for Jerdan's National Portrait Gallery, 1831.

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