拍品專文
The sitter may be Tom Hayley, the son of William Hayley and one of his servants, Sarah Betts. Tom was a great favourite with Romney who painted him on several occasions.
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Study of a boy reading, in profile, bust-length
細節
George Romney (near Dalton-in-Furness, Lancs. 1734-Kendal, Cumbria 1802)
Study of a boy reading, in profile, bust-length
oil on canvas
16 x 14 in. (40.7 x 35.6 cm.)
Study of a boy reading, in profile, bust-length
oil on canvas
16 x 14 in. (40.7 x 35.6 cm.)
來源
(Presumably) by descent to Miss Elizabeth Romney, Whitestock Hall, Ulverston; (+) Christie's, London, 24-25 May 1894, as part of lot 135 (3 Gns. to Lawrence Romney).
(Or possibly Christie's, London, 1847, as 'head and shoulders of Tom Hayley when a child about 8 or 10 years of age', sold to James Hughes Anderson; Christie's, London, 31 May 1879, lot 221, as 'Thomas Alfonso, son of William Hayley', 56 Gns. to Mrs. Lowther).
The Hon. William Lowther (1821-1912), of Campsea Ashe.
with Galerie Sedelmeyer, Paris; Sedelmeyer sale, Paris, 16-18 May 1907, lot 154.
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 9 July 1997, lot 34.
with Felder Fine Art, London, 1998, when acquired by the present owner.
(Or possibly Christie's, London, 1847, as 'head and shoulders of Tom Hayley when a child about 8 or 10 years of age', sold to James Hughes Anderson; Christie's, London, 31 May 1879, lot 221, as 'Thomas Alfonso, son of William Hayley', 56 Gns. to Mrs. Lowther).
The Hon. William Lowther (1821-1912), of Campsea Ashe.
with Galerie Sedelmeyer, Paris; Sedelmeyer sale, Paris, 16-18 May 1907, lot 154.
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 9 July 1997, lot 34.
with Felder Fine Art, London, 1998, when acquired by the present owner.
展覽
(Possibly) London, Forbes & Paterson, First Summer Exhibition, 1900, no. 17 (lent by the Hon. William Lowther).
Liverpool, Walker Art Gallery, London, National Portrait Gallery, and San Marino, The Huntington Library, Art Collections; Botanical Gardens, George Romney (1734-1802), 2002, no. 129.
Liverpool, Walker Art Gallery, London, National Portrait Gallery, and San Marino, The Huntington Library, Art Collections; Botanical Gardens, George Romney (1734-1802), 2002, no. 129.