Old Master Day Sale including Old Master Paintings, Drawings and British Works on Paper
Old Master Day Sale including Old Master Paintings, Drawings and British Works on Paper
Property from the collection of the late Dr Erika Polh-Ströher (1919-2016)
JOHN TAYLOR | PORTRAIT OF A SERVANT OF THE LAWRENCE FAMILY
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July 29, 02:27 PM GMT
Estimate
1,000 - 1,500 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Property from the collection of the late Dr Erika Polh-Ströher (1919-2016)
JOHN TAYLOR
London 1739 - 1838
PORTRAIT OF A SERVANT OF THE LAWRENCE FAMILY
Pencil and grey wash on paper;
signed and dated lower left: Taylor / 1776; the mount inscribed lower centre, in a later hand: Servant
176 by 136 mm
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Sale, London, Sotheby's, 7 March 1983, lot 61;
where acquired by Dr Erika Polh-Ströher (1919-2016)
B. Hofstetter, Die Welt der Bildnisminiatur, Bern/Sulgen, 2008, p. 79, no. 84
James Lawrence was a descendant of Henry Lawrence (1600–1664) the Puritan statesman.
This work belonged to the later Dr Erika Polh-Ströher, for further information on this fascinating collector please see lot 244.