Live Auction 21052Ombersley Court: The Collection of Lord and Lady Sandys
CIRCLE OF GEORGE KNAPTON (LONDON 1698-1778)
Lot 130

CIRCLE OF GEORGE KNAPTON (LONDON 1698-1778)

Portrait of Lady Robert Bertie, née The Hon. Mary Blundell (1719-98), when Lady Robert Raymond, bust-length, in an ermine trimmed gown, in a feigned oval

Closed29 November 2023

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GBP 2,000–3,000

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CIRCLE OF GEORGE KNAPTON (LONDON 1698-1778)
Portrait of Lady Robert Bertie, née The Hon. Mary Blundell (1719-98), when Lady Robert Raymond, bust-length, in an ermine trimmed gown, in a feigned oval
oil on canvas
30 x 24 7⁄8 in. (76.2 x 63.2 cm.)
Please note that 100% of the hammer proceeds from this auction will be paid to the Sandys Trust, registered charity number: 1168357, with the exception of limited deductions towards sale costs across the auction which cannot be accurately calculated at this time, capped at a total of £10,000.

(Presumably) by descent to the sitter's great-niece,
Mary, Marchioness of Downshire and 1st Baroness Sandys (1764-1836), and by descent to her second son,
Lieutenant-General Arthur Hill, 2nd Baron Sandys (1792-1860), and by inheritance to his younger brother,
Arthur Marcus Sandys, 3rd Baron Sandys (1798-1863), and by descent in the family to,
Richard Hill, 7th Baron Sandys (1931-2013), Ombersley Court, Worcestershire.

Specialist note

The sitter has traditionally been identified as Lady Mary Bertie (see lot 29), during her first marriage to Robert Raymond, 2nd Baron Raymond (c.1717-1756).