RICHARD COSWAY, R.A. (BRITISH, 1742-1821)

Prospective purchasers are advised that several co… 顯示更多

細節

RICHARD COSWAY, R.A. (BRITISH, 1742-1821)
Sir James Montgomery, 2nd Bt. of Stanhope (1766-1839), in dark grey coat, white waistcoat and knotted cravat, powdered hair, blue sky background
signed and dated in full on the backing card 'R.^d^u^s Cosway. R.A. Primarius Pictor Serenissimi Walliae Principis Pinxit 1792'
on ivory
oval, 2 11/16 in. (68 mm.) high, gilt-metal frame with glazed reverse

出版

G. C. Williamson, Richard Cosway, R.A. and his Wife and Pupils, London, 1897, p. 113.

展覽

London, Burlington Fine Arts Club, Exhibition of Portrait Miniatures, 1865, no. 1952 (lent by Sir G. Graham-Montgomery, Bt., M.P.).
London, Moncorvo House, 64 Ennismore Gardens, Amateur Art Exhibition, 1895, no. 47.

注意事項

Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.

登入

瀏覽狀況報告

拍品專文

Sir James Montgomery, 2nd Bt. was the son of Sir James Montgomery, 1st Bt. (see lot 52) and Margaret Scott. He was M.P. for Peeblesshire between 1800 and 1831 and held the office of Lord Advocate of Scotland between 1804 and 1806. He married secondly in 1816, Helen Graham, daughter of Thomas Graham (see lots 62 and 63, and lot 64 for a portrait of his wife) and they had five children: Anne, Margaret Fleming (see lot 55), Graham (see lot 83), John Basil Hamilton, and Thomas Henry.