Sale 5060
London, South Kensington
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12 May 2006
Price realised
GBP 660
Estimate
Stephen Catterson Smith, Sen., P.R.H.A. (1806-1872) Portrait of John Jameson oil on copper 5¾ x 4½ in. (14.6 x 11.4 cm.)
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John Jameson, of the Whiskey family, was the artist's father-in-law (for a biography of the artist see lot 23, The 10th Anniverary Irish Sale lots 1-119).
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