Lot Essay
William Perry married Elizabeth Sidney, daughter of the Hon. Thomas Sidney and his wife Mary, daughter and co-heir of Sir Thomas Reeve, 2nd Bt.
Details
Antonio David (b. 1698)
Portrait of William Perry of Turville Park, Buckinghamshire, aged 21, standing full-length, in a gold-embroidered brown coat, by a balustrade, with the Colisseum beyond
inscribed 'William Perry in the 21st year of his age'
87½ x 58¼in. (222.3 x 148cm.)
Portrait of William Perry of Turville Park, Buckinghamshire, aged 21, standing full-length, in a gold-embroidered brown coat, by a balustrade, with the Colisseum beyond
inscribed 'William Perry in the 21st year of his age'
87½ x 58¼in. (222.3 x 148cm.)
Provenance
G. Biddle and Sons Ltd.; Christie's, 9 December 1938, lot 48, as Batoni, (10 gns. to Spiller)
Anon. sale, Christie's, 14 April 1989, lot 107 (#8,000 to Anon.)
Anon. sale, Christie's, 14 April 1989, lot 107 (#8,000 to Anon.)