Lot 162
  • 162

John Opie, R.A. 1761-1807

Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 GBP
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Description

  • John Opie, R.A.
  • Portrait of the Hon. Charles James Fox, M.P.
  • later erroneously inscribed on the reverse: Charles James Fox.M.P./by/Sir Henry Raeburn R.A.
  • oil on canvas, in a carved wood frame
three-quarter length, standing, wearing a blue coat and a yellow waistcoat, holding some papers in his left hand

Catalogue Note

A good studio version of the portrait painted for Thomas Coke in 1804 and now at Holkham Hall, Norfolk.