Marcellus Laroon (1679-1772) , Portrait of James Macardell (1729-1765), bust-length, in a brown jacket and red cloak, holding a porte-crayon in his right hand | Christie's

Sale 9857

British and Victorian Paintings

London, South Kensington

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27 May 2004

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Lot 49

Marcellus Laroon (1679-1772)

Portrait of James Macardell (1729-1765), bust-length, in a brown jacket and red cloak, holding a porte-crayon in his right hand

Price realised

GBP 1,554

Estimate

GBP 1,500 - GBP 2,000

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Marcellus Laroon (1679-1772)
Portrait of James Macardell (1729-1765), bust-length, in a brown jacket and red cloak, holding a porte-crayon in his right hand
oil on canvas
23 3/8 x 15 in. (59.4 x 40 cm.)

Provenance

with The Sabin Galleries, London.
Henri-Philippe Crombée, Brussels.
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Literature and exhibited

Literature

R. Raines, Marcellus Laroon, Yale, 1967, p. 111, no. 8, pl. 48.
J. Kerslake, Early Georgian Portraits, London, 1977, I, p.176, II, pl. 497.

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