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Richard Cosway R.A.
Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Richard Cosway R.A.
- Portrait of Thomas Augustus Hervey
- watercolour on ivory;
signed and inscribed verso: R.dus Cosway / RA / Primarius Pictor / Sereniffimi Walliae / Principis / Pinxit / 1799 - 7.7 by 6.2cm; 3 1/16 by 2 1/2 in.
Wearing a dove grey coat and white cravat, gold frame, with blue glass reverse and central hair reserve
Provenance
Alison Uttley, her sale, London, Sotheby's, 11 December 1978, lot 114 (as Portrait of a 'youth';
Anonymous sale, London, Sotheby's, 16 April 2008, lot 75
Anonymous sale, London, Sotheby's, 16 April 2008, lot 75
Condition
The colours in this miniature have been well preserved. Overall the work is in fine 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
We are grateful to Dr Stephen Lloyd, Curator of the Derby Collection, Knowsley Hall, Merseyside, for his assistance in catalouging this lot. Upon studying this miniature he discribed it as 'certainly one of Cosway's most distinctive and successful portraits of a male adolescent from the 1790s.'