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ENOCH SEEMAN | Portrait of Mary Palmer, Countess of Winchilsea and Nottingham (c. 1712–57)
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Portrait of Mary Palmer, Countess of Winchilsea and Nottingham (c. 1712–57)
- inscribed, upper left: THE COUNTESS OF WINCHELSEA AND NOTTINGHAM / MOTHER OF LADY HENEAGE OSBORN.; and upper right: HUDSON.
- oil on canvas, held in a William Kent style architectural frame surmounted by an Earl's coronet
- 127 x 101.5 cm.; 50 x 40 in.
Provenance
By descent from the sitter to her daughter, Lady Heneage Osborn, wife of Sir George Osborn, 4th Bt.;
Thence by descent to the present owner.
Thence by descent to the present owner.
Condition
The canvas is lined, the paint surface is relatively clean and the varnish is slightly discoloured. Some of the pigment in the background has aged in a way that has created a wide network of craquelure. The varnish fluorescent opaquely under ultraviolet light making it difficult to discern any intervention, but there appear to be some very small spots of retouching in the sitter’s face and hair, around her right cuff and scattered in the background. In overall good condition. Offered in a Regency frame topped with a crown with a few losses.
"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
The sitter was the daughter of Sir Thomas Palmer, 1st Bt. and the second wife of Daniel Finch, 8th Earl of Winchilsea and 3rd Earl of Nottingham (1689–1769). Her daughter, Lady Heneage Finch, married Brigadier General Sir George Osborn, 4th Bt. (1742–1818), in whose family this portrait has descended.