Live Auction 5858Old Masters & 19th Century Works of Art
Christie’s roundel
Lot 171

John Opie (Truro 1761-1807 London)

Portrait of a young boy, half-length, in a green coat, a staff in his left hand

Closed10 July 2009

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GBP 1,875

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John Opie (Truro 1761-1807 London)
Portrait of a young boy, half-length, in a green coat, a staff in his left hand
oil on canvas
25 x 21 in. (63.5 x 53.4 cm.)

with Thomas Agnew & Sons Ltd., London, no. 1081, 1950. with Historical Portraits, London.

Specialist note

We are grateful to Viv Hendra for confirming the attribution to John Opie. He has noted that it is a cut down version of a full size portrait of 50 x 40 in., showing a boy standing in a landscape with a dog (Witt Library B64/258).