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Attributed to Sir Joshua Reynolds, P.R.A.

Sketch for a portrait of Richard Robinson (1709-1794)

Lot Closed

September 20, 11:39 AM GMT

Estimate

2,000 - 3,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

Attributed to Sir Joshua Reynolds, P.R.A.

Plympton, Devon 1723–1792 London

Sketch for a portrait of Richard Robinson (1709–1794), Baron Rokeby


oil on board

unframed: 16.4 x 11.7 cm.; 6½ x 4⅝ in.

framed: 21.4 x 17 cm.; 8⅜ x 6¾ in.

This fluid and quickly executed sketch relates to Reynolds' 1763 portrait of Richard Robinson, Baron Rokeby (1709–1794) in the collections of Christchurch College, Oxford.1 Although works in this format are rare, the quality of this sketch can be compared to the artist's sketch in grisaille of the Duchess of Buccleuch and her daughter preserved at Bowhill.2


1 Oil on canvas, 124.5 x 99.1 cm.; https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/richard-robinson-17091794-baron-rokeby-229025

2 D. Mannings, Sir Joshua Reynolds: A Complete Catalogue of His Paintings, New Haven 2000, vol. I, p. 406, no. 1584, reproduced vol. II, fig. 1060 (as Joshua Reynolds).