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Portrait of lady, half-length, in a blue dress wearing pearls and a straw hat
Details
Circle of George Knapton (London 1698-1778)
Portrait of lady, half-length, in a blue dress wearing pearls and a straw hat
oil on canvas painted as oval
29¾ x 24½ in. (75.5 x 62.2 cm.)
Portrait of lady, half-length, in a blue dress wearing pearls and a straw hat
oil on canvas painted as oval
29¾ x 24½ in. (75.5 x 62.2 cm.)
Provenance
Miss Wynn Williams; sale, Christie's, London, 14 July 1911, lot 5, as 'W. Hogarth' (to F. Holbrooke).
with Seligman-Rey, New York, 1932, as George Knapton, from whom purchased by William R. Hearst, New York and Los Angeles, whom gifted to the museum in 1950.
with Seligman-Rey, New York, 1932, as George Knapton, from whom purchased by William R. Hearst, New York and Los Angeles, whom gifted to the museum in 1950.
Exhibited
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, Hall of Records, 23 July 1953-3 May 1962, as George Knapton.
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County Public Welfare Commission, Hall of Records, 3 May 1962-28 November 1968; Commissioner's Office Room 1165, 29 November 1968-7 August 1973, as George Knapton.
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County Public Welfare Commission, Hall of Records, 3 May 1962-28 November 1968; Commissioner's Office Room 1165, 29 November 1968-7 August 1973, as George Knapton.
Special notice
This lot is exempt from Sales Tax.