Sale 2657
New York
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26 January 2012
Price realised
USD 12,500
Estimate
Allan Ramsay, R.A. (Edinburgh 1713-1784) Portrait of a gentleman, previously identified as John Perceval, 2nd Earl of Egmont, three-quarter-length, in peer's robes oil on canvas 47 7/8 x 39 7/8 in. (121.6 x 101.4 cm.)
Provenance
Ennismore Collection.
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