Live Auction 16386Old Masters
John Hoppner, R.A. (Whitechapel 1758-1810 London)
Lot 128 PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION

John Hoppner, R.A. (Whitechapel 1758-1810 London)

Portrait of Miss Sally Isabella Ward (1783-1868), half-length

Closed30 October 2018

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John Hoppner, R.A. (Whitechapel 1758-1810 London)
Portrait of Miss Sally Isabella Ward (1783-1868), half-length
oil on canvas
27 1/8 x 23 1/8 in. (68.6 x 58.6 cm.)

By descent in the family of the sitter to
Reverend J. Sharp.
with Arthur Tooth and Sons, London, from whom acquired in 1914 for $12,500 by
Mr. Robins.
with Mellors Fine Arts Limited, Toronto, from whom acquired in 1938 for $1,300 by
Mr. A.F. Zimmerman, Hamilton, Canada, and by descent to the present owner.

Specialist note

Sally Isabella Ward married T.B. Sharp, an eminent engineer and founder of the Union Club, Manchester, in 1807. A pendant portrait of her sister, Miss Fanny Ward, was sold Sotheby's, London, 24 November 1965, lot 110.