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Saint-Calais, un Manoir Enchanté par Hubert Le Gall
Sir Henry Raeburn
Portrait of Dr. Benjamin Bell (1749-1806)
Lot Closed
April 1, 02:54 PM GMT
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 EUR
Lot Details
Description
Sir Henry Raeburn
Edinburgh 1756 - 1823
Portrait of Dr. Benjamin Bell (1749-1806)
Oil on canvas
91,5 x 69,7 cm ; 36 by 27½ in.
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Sir Henry Raeburn
Edimbourg 1756 - 1823
Portrait du Dr. Benjamin Bell (1749-1806)
Huile sur toile
91,5 x 69,7 cm ; 36 by 27½ in.
Where purchased by Mrs. M.H. Hill, New York;
By whom sold at Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, 26 May 1943, lot 88;
Where purchased by Julius Weitzner;
Ralph C. and Carolyn C. Rounds, by 1961 (as per a label on the reverse);
Anonymous sale, New York, Sotheby's Arcade, 20 July 1995, lot 19 (as Attributed to Sir Henry Raeburn, R.A., P.R.S.A.);
With Bourne Fine Art Limited, Edinburgh.
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Vente Ehrich Galleries, New York, American Art Association/Anderson Galleries, 2 avril 1931, lot 71 ;
Où acquis par Mme M. H. Hill, New York ;
Vendu par elle à Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, 26 mai 1943, lot 88 ;
Où acquis par Julius Weitzner ;
Ralph C. et Carolyn C. Rounds, en 1961 (selon une étiquette au dos) ;
Vente anonyme, New York, Sotheby's Arcade, 20 juillet 1995, lot 19 (comme Attribué à Sir Henry Raeburn, R.A., P.R.S.A.) ;
Galerie Bourne Fine Art Limited, Edimbourg.
Sir W. Armstrong, Sir Henry Raeburn, London & New York 1901, p. 96;
J. Greig, 'Sir Henry Raeburn, R.A.: his life and works, with a catalogue of his pictures', in The Connoisseur, London 1911, p. 38.
When publishing his catalogue raisonné in the beginning of the 20th Century, Sir Walter Armstrong mentioned in the catalogue of pictures, the engraving in line by William and John Walker after the painting by Raeburn (see Fig. 1).
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Dans son catalogue raisonné paru au début du XXe siècle, Sir Walter Armstrong mentionne dans la liste des œuvres de Raeburn, la gravure réalisée par William et John Walker d’après notre tableau (voir Fig. 1).
Fig. 1: After Raeburn, Portrait of the surgeon Benjamin Bell, 1791, etching and engraving © The Trustees of the British Museum.