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Sir Joshua Reynolds P.R.A. Plympton, Devon 1723-1792 London
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Sir Joshua Reynolds P.R.A.
- Portrait of Mrs. Brown
- half-length wearing a yellow dress with a blue cloak, a black ribbon around her neck and a rose at her breast
- oil on canvas, laid down on panel
Provenance
Humphrey Roberts, London;
His deceased sale, London, Christie's, May 22, 1908, lot 205, for 300 guineas to Agnew's;
With Thos. Agnew & Sons, Ltd.;
By whom sold to T.J. Blakeslee on July 17, 1908.
His deceased sale, London, Christie's, May 22, 1908, lot 205, for 300 guineas to Agnew's;
With Thos. Agnew & Sons, Ltd.;
By whom sold to T.J. Blakeslee on July 17, 1908.
Literature
A. Graves and V. Cronin, History of the works of Joshua Reynolds, vol. 1, London, 1899, p. 115;
E.K. Waterhouse, Reynolds, London 1941, pp. 50-51;
D. Mannings, Sir Joshua Reynolds, A complete catalogue of his paintings, New Haven 2000, Text Vol., p. 107 no. 255.
E.K. Waterhouse, Reynolds, London 1941, pp. 50-51;
D. Mannings, Sir Joshua Reynolds, A complete catalogue of his paintings, New Haven 2000, Text Vol., p. 107 no. 255.
Catalogue Note
Based on photographs, David Mannings has confirmed the attribution of the present pa♊inting to Reynolds.
Appointments♒ for "Mrs. Brown" first appear in Reynold's Pocket Book in 1760, with the last ones noted in May and June of 1762.