William Owen (1769-1825) , Portrait of Mrs Shaw of Greens Norton, Towcester, full-length, in a black dress, by a balustrade, in a landscape | Christie's

Sale 8692

British and Victorian Pictures

London, South Kensington

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9 March 2000

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Lot 58

William Owen (1769-1825)

Portrait of Mrs Shaw of Greens Norton, Towcester, full-length, in a black dress, by a balustrade, in a landscape

Price realised

GBP 6,325

Estimate

GBP 4,000 - GBP 6,000

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William Owen (1769-1825)
Portrait of Mrs Shaw of Greens Norton, Towcester, full-length, in a black dress, by a balustrade, in a landscape
oil on canvas
97¾ x 57½ in. (248.2 x 146 cm.)

Provenance

Sir Lionel Phillips Bt., Tylney Hall, Winchfield; Christie's, 25 April 1913, lot 47 as 'J. Hoppner, R.A.' (620 gns. Agnew's).
Mr and Mrs R. Livingstone; Sotheby's New York, 21 September 1957, lot 430.
C. Christie.
Constance Feeley Reed, New York.
Anon. sale, Sotheby's London, 14 July 1993, lot 159 (sold £6400).
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Literature and exhibited

Literature

W. McKay and W. Roberts, Supplement and Index to John Hoppner, R.A., 1914, p. 54.
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