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Lot 25: ANDREW ROBERTSON

Est: £2,000 GBP - £3,000 GBPSold:
Sotheby'sLondon, United KingdomJuly 14, 2010

Item Overview

Description

ANDREW ROBERTSON 1777 - 1845 PORTRAIT OF A LADY, TRADITIONALLY IDENTIFIED AS THE ARTIST'S WIFE with curling brown hair, wearing a pale grey dress with a gold belt and pink scarf tied about her neck, sky background signed with monogram l.l.: AR / 1812 , inscribed verso : painted by / A. Robertson / 33 Gerrard St / Soho watercolour and bodycolour on ivory, held in a gilt-metal mount and frame 8.1 by 6.5 cm.; 3 1/8 by 2 1/2 in.

Provenance

Anonymous sale, Sotheby's London, 29 May 1961, lot 18;
Anonymous sale, Bonhams London, November 2002, lot 119

Notes

It has previously been suggested that the sitter represents Jenny Robertson, the artist's first wife. However, this is not likely as a comparison between the present work and another portrait of her dating from circa 1803 (see Christie's London, 12 July 1988, lot 181) suggests only vague facial similarities. The sitter's pose and clothing in the present portrait is remarkably informal which does indicate that the lady, whoever she was, was either well known to Robertson or a member of the family.

Auction Details

An Exceptional Eye: A Private British Collection

by
Sotheby's
July 14, 2010, 02:00 PM GMT

34-35 New Bond Street, London, LDN, W1A 2AA, UK