Lot Essay
A portrait of the sitter's sister, Rebecca, also dated 1764, was sold in these Rooms on 28 November 2000, lot 24.
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Portrait of Dorothea Tucker (b. 1741), in a pale pink dress and blue shawl
Details
Francis Cotes, R.A. (London 1726-1770)
Portrait of Dorothea Tucker (b. 1741), in a pale pink dress and blue shawl
signed and dated 'F Cotes pxt/1764' (centre left)
pastel on paper laid on canvas
25½ x 19½ in. (64.7 x 49.5 cm.)
Portrait of Dorothea Tucker (b. 1741), in a pale pink dress and blue shawl
signed and dated 'F Cotes pxt/1764' (centre left)
pastel on paper laid on canvas
25½ x 19½ in. (64.7 x 49.5 cm.)
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 4 July 1930, lot 148 (50 gns to Pawsey & Payne).
with Pawsey & Payne, London.
James Thursby-Pelham; Sotheby's, London, 19 November 1947, lot 63 (£32).
with Frost & Reed, London.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 14 March 1952, lot 53 (unsold).
with Pawsey & Payne, London.
James Thursby-Pelham; Sotheby's, London, 19 November 1947, lot 63 (£32).
with Frost & Reed, London.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 14 March 1952, lot 53 (unsold).
Literature
E.M. Johnson, Francis Cotes, London, 1976, p. 163, no. 15.
N. Jeffares, 'Francis Cotes', Dictionary of pastellists before 1800, London, online edition, p. 15.
N. Jeffares, 'Francis Cotes', Dictionary of pastellists before 1800, London, online edition, p. 15.
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