George Beare

Lot 5: f - GEORGE BEARE, ACTIVE 1741-1747

Name: f - GEORGE BEARE, ACTIVE 1741-1747
Brand: Sotheby's
SKU: 8n7ta6i3zf

Est: £1,000 GBP - £1,500 GBP

Sotheby'sLondon, United KingdomJanuary 25, 2007

Item Overview

Description

PORTRAIT OF A LADY SAID TO BE MRS GODWIN, NEÉ WOLLSTONECRAFT (1759-1797)

85x65 cm.; 33½x25½in.

inscribed Mary W. Godwin. authoress. 1792

oil on canvas

NOTE

Mary Godwin wrote the first great feminist document, A Vindication of the Rights of Women, published in 1792. She died within days of giving birth to her daighter, Mary, who went on to write Frankenstein.

Artist or Maker

George Beare

Auction Details

19th Century British and Continental Paintings

Sotheby's

January 25, 2007, 12:00 AM GMT

Hammersmith Road, London, LDN, W14 8UX, UK

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