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Stephen Catterson Smith, P.R.H.A.
Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Stephen Catterson Smith, P.R.H.A.
- Portrait of Marianne Gage
- oil on canvas
- 153.5 by 122.5cm.; 60½ by 48¼in.
Provenance
Presumably commissioned by the sitter's father;
David H. L. Nugent Esq., sold by his executors, Christie’s London, 14 May 2004, lot 120, where purchased by the present owner
David H. L. Nugent Esq., sold by his executors, Christie’s London, 14 May 2004, lot 120, where purchased by the present owner
Catalogue Note
The sitter was the only daughter and heiress of Conolly Gage, of Bellarena House in County Londonderry. In 1851 she married Sir Frederick William Heygate, 2nd Bt., Member of Parliament for County Londonderry (1859-74). Named Bellarena, meaning 'the beautiful strand', the cliffs in the background are a distinctive feature of the local area.