Property of the late Dr Erika Pohl Stroher (1919-2016)
English School, circa 1790
Portrait of a gentleman
Lot Closed
December 9, 05:39 PM GMT
Estimate
400 - 600 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Property of the late Dr Erika Pohl Stroher (1919-2016)
English School, circa 1790
Portrait of a gentleman
watercolour and bodycolour on ivory, gilt-metal frame, plush reverse with central glazed hair reserve
4.6 by 3.7 cm., 1⅞ by 1½ in.
Herman Ellis, Philadelphia, by 1972;
Edward Grosvensor Paine (1911-1989), New Orleans;
His sale, London, Sotheby's, 22 June 1981, lot 116
Edward Grosvensor Paine (1911-1989), New Orleans;
His sale, London, Sotheby's, 22 June 1981, lot 116
The composition of this miniature would suggest that the artist was aware of Archibald Skirving's self-portrait, today in the collection of the Scottish National Portrait Gallery (acc. no. PG 595).