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Charles d'Agar
Estimate
3,000 - 4,000 GBP
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Description
- Charles d'Agar
- Portrait of Robert Darcy, 3rd Earl of Holderness (1681-1721), three-quarter length, in peer's robes
- inscribed with the identity of the sitter upper left
inscribed with inventory number twice lower left: 238 - oil on canvas
- 49in by 39½in
Three quarter length, standing wearing peers robes
Provenance
By descent from the sitter to his daughter Lady Caroline Kerr, Marchioness of Lothian (d. 1778; married the 4th Marquess of Lothian, 6 November 1735);
Thence by descent.
Thence by descent.
Literature
Lothian House inventory, 1752 (as by 'Dagarre');
Lothian House inventory, c. 1775 (Blue Room);
Newbattle Abbey inventory, 1798 (Bed Chamber no. 2);
Newbattle Abbey inventory, March 1833, no. 238;
Newbattle Abbey inventory, May 1878, no. 238 (Upper Hall);
Newbattle Abbey inventory, 21 May 1900, no. 238 (Upper Hall);
Newbattle Abbey inventory, December 1901, p. 79 (as by Aikman, Upper & Organ Halls);
O. Millar, The Tudor, Stuart and Early Georgian Pictures in the collection of Her Majesty the Queen, London 1963, text volume, p. 153, under cat. no. 396 (as by Charles d'Agar);
Monteviot House inventory, 14 July 1989, no. 238 (Great Hall).
Lothian House inventory, c. 1775 (Blue Room);
Newbattle Abbey inventory, 1798 (Bed Chamber no. 2);
Newbattle Abbey inventory, March 1833, no. 238;
Newbattle Abbey inventory, May 1878, no. 238 (Upper Hall);
Newbattle Abbey inventory, 21 May 1900, no. 238 (Upper Hall);
Newbattle Abbey inventory, December 1901, p. 79 (as by Aikman, Upper & Organ Halls);
O. Millar, The Tudor, Stuart and Early Georgian Pictures in the collection of Her Majesty the Queen, London 1963, text volume, p. 153, under cat. no. 396 (as by Charles d'Agar);
Monteviot House inventory, 14 July 1989, no. 238 (Great Hall).
Condition
The painting appears to be in beautiful, untouched state. It has an old lining, and is dirty with a discoloured varnish, in overall excellent condition. Offered in a later English carved and gilt wood frame in very good condition.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
Robert Holderness was a Privy Councillor and Lord of the Bedchamber during the reign of George I, between 1719 and 1722. His daughter, Caroline (d. 1778), married William, 4th Marquess of Lothian (1710-75). A full-length copy of this portrait is in the Royal Collection, recorded at Windsor Castle in 1818, described as After Charles d'Agar and possibly by Enoch Seeman.1 The 1752 Lothian House inventory also lists an 'Earl of Holdernesse copyd by Zeeman ... [£]5.5.0.'
1. Inv. no. RCIN 402761; see Millar 1963, text volume, p. 153, cat. no. 396.