Live Auction 7962Old Master & British Paintings
Sir Thomas Lawrence, P.R.A. (Bristol 1769-1840 London)
Lot 59

Sir Thomas Lawrence, P.R.A. (Bristol 1769-1840 London)

Portrait of a lady, traditionally identified as Mrs Finch, half-length, in a white dress with a pearl neckelace and a headdress

Closed14 April 2011

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GBP 16,250

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Sir Thomas Lawrence, P.R.A. (Bristol 1769-1840 London)
Portrait of a lady, traditionally identified as Mrs Finch, half-length, in a white dress with a pearl neckelace and a headdress
oil on canvas
30 1/8 x 25 7/8 in. (76.3 x 64.6 cm.)

(Probably) R. Turner, London.
with Newhouse Galleries, Inc., New York.
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, New York, 27 May 2004, lot 284 ($54,000 to the present owner).

Specialist note

A portrait of Mrs Finch by Lawrence is well documented. The sitter of the present portrait has traditionally been identified as Mrs Finch and is probably the painting listed in the Lawrence literature.