Portrait of Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon (1897-1977) as a child

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PRINCE PIERRE TROUBETZKOY (1864-1936)
Portrait of Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon (1897-1977) as a child
signed 'PTroubetzkoy/1902' (lower left)
oil on canvas
53 1/2 x 29 1/4 in. (135.9 x 74.3 cm.)

Provenance

‌Commissioned from the artist by Sir William Eden (1849-1915).
By descent to Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon.

Literature

Exhibition catalogue, Special Inaugural Exhibition of Pictures by British and Foreign Artists, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 1904, listed p. 65, no. 177a.
‌C. Borgmeyer, 'Art of Prince Pierre Troubetzkoy' (part II), Fine Arts Journal, January 1912, vol. XXVI, no. 1, illustrated p. 15.

Exhibited

Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Laing Art Gallery, Special Inaugural Exhibition of Pictures by British and Foreign Artists, 1904, no. 177a (label on the frame).

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Lot Essay

Prince Pierre Troubetzkoy was the elder brother of the renowned sculptor Paul Troubetzkoy (1866-1938). Prince Pierre was a well-established society painter who painted many statesmen, diplomats, musicians, writers and children.

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