Property from the collection of the late Dr Erika Polh-Ströher (1919-2016)
JOHN TAYLOR | PORTRAIT OF A SERVANT OF THE LAWRENCE FAMILY
Estimate: 1,000 - 1,500 GBP
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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Condition Report
There are foxmarks and discolouration to parts of the sheet. The medium is strong and fresh.
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Provenance
Sale, London, Sotheby's, 7 March 1983, lot 61;
where acquired by Dr Erika Polh-Ströher (1919-2016)
Literature
B. Hofstetter, Die Welt der Bildnisminiatur, Bern/Sulgen, 2008, p. 79, no. 84
Exhibited
Possibly, London, The Free Society, 1776, no. 122, 123 or 124
Catalogue Note
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.
