Lot 72: Joseph Friedrich August Darbès (Hamburg 1747-1810 Berlin) Portrait of Mr James Balfour, bust-length, in a brown coat and white cravat; and Portrait of Mrs Balfour (2)

Name: Joseph Friedrich August Darbès (Hamburg 1747-1810 Berlin) Portrait of Mr James Balfour, bust-length, in a brown coat and white cravat; and Portrait of Mrs Balfour (2)
Brand: Bonhams
SKU: 5e3225e0cc

Est: £6,000 GBP - £8,000 GBP

BonhamsLondon, United KingdomDecember 09, 2009

Item Overview

Description

Portrait of Mr James Balfour, bust-length, in a brown coat and white cravat; and Portrait of Mrs Balfour bust-length, in a black dress and a white chemise
both signed and dated 'Darbes/ pinx: 1784.' (lower left and lower right respectively)
a pair, oil on canvas, ovals
61.6 x 46.6cm (24 1/4 x 18 3/8in). (2)

Artist or Maker

Joseph Friedrich August Darbes

Notes

PROVENANCE:
Sale, Sotheby's London, 29 July 1970, lot 118

James Balfour (1748-1795) was a merchant active in Hamburg and Riga. He met his wife, Anna Gertrude Haatz (born 1760), in Riga and they married in 1780.

Auction Details

Old Master Paintings

Bonhams

December 09, 2009, 12:00 PM GMT

101 New Bond Street, London, LDN, W1S 1SR, UK

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