Live Auction 1886Old Master Paintings
Sir Joshua Reynolds, P.R.A. Plympton 1723-1792 London
Lot 141 THE PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE COLLECTOR

Sir Joshua Reynolds, P.R.A. Plympton 1723-1792 London

Portrait of a lady, half-length, in a brown dress, a guaze scarf and pearl necklace

Closed4 October 2007

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USD 85,000

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Sir Joshua Reynolds, P.R.A. Plympton 1723-1792 London
Portrait of a lady, half-length, in a brown dress, a guaze scarf and pearl necklace
signed with artist's monogram and dated 'JR 1753' (upper left)
oil on canvas
30 x 25 in. 76 x 63.5 cm.

D.F. Appleton, New York, by 1892.
R.M. Appleton.
with Knoedler, New York, 1912, from whom purchased by
William Church Osborne, thence by descent to
Frederick Osborne, thence by descent to
Virginia Osborne Earl; Sotheby's, London, 29 November 2001, lot 7 (£53,400=$75,744) to the present owner.

Specialist note

This rare, signed portrait by Reynolds dates from 1753, shortly after the artist returned from Rome where he had studied the works of the great Italian masters.