View full screen - View 1 of Lot 162. Portrait of Richard James Lawrence (1745-1830) of Davis Cove, Jamaica; together with a Portrait of James Lawrence (1747-1811) of Towerhill, Jamaica; and a portrait of a gentleman, possibly their tutor.

Property from the collection of the late Dr Erika Polh-Ströher (1919-2016)

John Taylor

Portrait of Richard James Lawrence (1745-1830) of Davis Cove, Jamaica; together with a Portrait of James Lawrence (1747-1811) of Towerhill, Jamaica; and a portrait of a gentleman, possibly their tutor

Lot Closed

July 8, 01:16 PM GMT

Estimate

2,000 - 3,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

Property from the collection of the late Dr Erika Polh-Ströher (1919-2016)

John Taylor

London 1739 - 1838

Portrait of Richard James Lawrence (1745-1830) of Davis Cove, Jamaica; together with a Portrait of James Lawrence (1747-1811) of Towerhill, Jamaica; and a portrait of a gentleman, possibly their tutor


Each pencil and grey wash on wove paper, all unframed;

two signed lower right: John Taylor / 1776, one signed lower right: John Taylor 1772

173 by 139 mm; 177 by 142 mm; 146 by 120 mm


(3)

Sale, London, Sotheby's, 7 March 1983, lot 61;
where acquired by Dr Erika Polh-Ströher (1919-2016)
In July 2020, a drawing by Taylor of an unknown servant in the household of the Lawrence family was sold at Sotheby's, London, for £137,500.