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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 painting 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.