Richard Gibson

Portrait of a young boy with auburn hair and a black hat, circa 1665-70

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July 5, 10:16 AM GMT

Estimate

15,000 - 20,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

Property of the Harford family

Richard Gibson

Cumberland ? 1605 or 1615 - 1690 London

Portrait of a young boy with auburn hair and a black hat, circa 1665-70

Coloured chalk on laid paper prepared with a pink wash

159 by 118 mm

Probably Mrs Richard Gibson, née Anne Shepherd (d. 1707), the artist's wife,

probably Susannah-Penelope Rosse (d. 1700), the artist's daughter,

probably Michael Rosse (d. circa 1735), her husband,

probably his sale, London, Cecil Street, April-May 1723, unknown lot number,

possibly (according to family tradition) Christopher Tower of Huntsmoor Park, Buckinghamshire (1657-1728),

possibly Christopher Tower (1692-1771),

possibly Christopher Tower (1747-1810),

possibly the Rev. William Tower of Weald Hall, Essex (1789-1847),

Mrs William Henry Harford, née Ellen Tower (1832-1907),

Hugh Wyndham Luttrell Harford (1862-1920),

Arthur Hugh Harford (1905-1985),

by descent to the present owner

We are very grateful to Neil Jeffares for his help in clarifying the early provenance of this collection. Please see his article ‘William Towers (-1678) art dealer and collector’

Neil Jeffares | Fairness, candour & curiosity – from finance to art history (wordpress.com)

D. Foskett, Samuel Cooper, London 1974, p. 85;
L. Stainton and C. White, Drawing in England from Hilliard to Hogarth, exh. cat. London, British Museum, London 1987, pp. 102 & 115, under nos. 64 & 80

For further information on the work please refer to lot 8.