Lot 152: Portrait of a gentleman, bust-length, in a black coat and green waistcoat

Attributed to James Latham (Tipperary 1696-1747 Dublin)
Portrait of a gentleman, bust-length, in a black coat and green waistcoat
oil on canvas, unframed
30 x 24 7/8 in. (76.2 x 63.3 cm.)

James Latham was an Irish artist, born in County Tipperary at the end of the seventeenth century and specializing in portraiture. He is known to have spent a term at the Guild of St. Luke in Antwerp in 1724, becoming a master of the Guild, and likely visited both London and Paris during his travels. Latham was the best native portrait painter in Dublin during his lifetime and his works are admired for their skillful brushwork coupled with a vivid palette.