Lot 103: MASON, WILLIAM (1724-1797, poet, artist, garden designer and divine, Canon of York, friend and biographer of Thomas Gray)

Name: MASON, WILLIAM (1724-1797, poet, artist, garden designer and divine, Canon of York, friend and biographer of Thomas Gray)
Brand: Bonhams
SKU: axskgtf1ug

Est: £0 GBP - £0 GBPSold:

BonhamsLondon, United KingdomOctober 03, 2005

Item Overview

Description

PORTRAIT BY WILLIAM DOUGHTY (1757-1782) AFTER SIR JOSHUA REYNOLDS P.R.A. (1723-1792),
mezzotint, scratch letter proof, half-length, holding rolled papers in his left hand, the top of the inscription space not entirely cleaned, extremely fine impression (British Museum Duplicate stamped on the verso), formerly inlaid, good margins, rich colour, 177/8 x 13 in (45.4 x 33 cm).

Artist or Maker

William (1724) Mason

Notes

PROVENANCE: British Museum (BM stamp and duplicate stamps on verso); John Chaloner Smith Collection (inscription top left on verso).

REFERENCES: Chaloner Smith 4; Hamilton p. 51; O'Donoghue 203/1.

Auction Details

The Roy Davids Collection

Bonhams

October 03, 2005, 12:00 AM EST

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

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