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Allan Ramsay, R.A. (Edinburgh 1713-1784 Dover)
Lot 158

Allan Ramsay, R.A. (Edinburgh 1713-1784 Dover)

Portrait of Lady Catherine Hanmer, bust-length, in a brown decollété dress and shawl, with a pearl necklace, in a feigned oval

Closed6 July 2011

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GBP 31,250

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Allan Ramsay, R.A. (Edinburgh 1713-1784 Dover)
Portrait of Lady Catherine Hanmer, bust-length, in a brown decollété dress and shawl, with a pearl necklace, in a feigned oval
signed and dated 'A. Ramsay Pinxit 1739.' (lower right) and inscribed 'Lady Catherine Hanmer'(lower right)
oil on canvas, unlined
30 1/8 x 25 1/8 in. (76.5 x 63.9 cm.)
in a contemporary carved, gilded and pierced frame

Specialist note

Lady Catherine Hanmer, daughter of the 1st Earl of Egmont, married Thomas Hanmer, of Fenns, M.P. Painted early in his career, this portrait shows Ramsay at his closest to Hogarth.