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Sir Thomas Lawrence, P.R.A.
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
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Description
- Thomas Lawrence
- Portrait of Sir Elijah Impey (1732-1818)
- The first, pastel on vellum; the second, pastel on wove paper, each held in their original gilt-wood frames;
the second signed and inscribed on the back-board: Be pleased to keep / this / from the Damp & fm [sic] y Sun / T Lawrence / 1783 - The first: 310 by 260 mm; the second: 283 by 220 mm
together with a Portrait of an Officer, Possibly of the Royal Horse Guards, by the same hand
Provenance
The first: Ynyr Burges (1723-1792);
by descent to Major Y.A. Burges;
his sale, London, Christie's, 17 February 1956, lot 2, bt. Shelton (4 gns);
with the Sabin Gallery, London;
the second: with Doig & McKechnie, Edinburgh, between 1885 and 1895
by descent to Major Y.A. Burges;
his sale, London, Christie's, 17 February 1956, lot 2, bt. Shelton (4 gns);
with the Sabin Gallery, London;
the second: with Doig & McKechnie, Edinburgh, between 1885 and 1895
Literature
The first: K. Garlick, 'A Catalogue of the Paintings, Drawings and Pastels of Sir Thomas Lawrence', Walpole Society, Glasgow 1964, p. 262;
J. Ingamells, National Portrait Gallery - Mid Georgian Portraits (1760-1790), London 2004, p. 280, under no. 821
J. Ingamells, National Portrait Gallery - Mid Georgian Portraits (1760-1790), London 2004, p. 280, under no. 821
Catalogue Note
A member of Lincolns Inn, the sitter became Chief Justice in Bengal in 1773, the same year as Warren Hastings (1732-1818) was appointed Governor-General.