Lot 116: Thomas Forster (?Northumberland c.1677-1712)

Thomas Forster (?Northumberland c.1677-1712)
Portrait of John Blackstone (1649-1716) aged 58, bust-length, in a long-flowing wig
signed and dated 'T Forster/delin/1707' (centre right) and inscribed 'AEtatis/58' (lower left, partially overmounted) and further inscribed 'John Blackstone (son of John...?) of Wandsworth, Surry [sic] Esq., formerly citizen and Apothecary of London. Born A.D. 1649 Died A.D. 1716, Grandfather to S. Wm. Blackstone, he had 11 children, 8 sons, 3 daughters.' (on the verso of the original backing according to the previous cataloguing)
plumbago on vellum, oval
4 5/8 x 3½ in. (11.7 x 8.9 cm.)

Anonymous sale; Christie's, New York, 19 January 1982, lot 272, where purchased for the present collection.

VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 20% on the buyer's premium.
Thomas Forster (?Northumberland c.1677-1712)
Portrait of John Blackstone (1649-1716) aged 58, bust-length, in a long-flowing wig
signed and dated 'T Forster/delin/1707' (centre right) and inscribed 'AEtatis/58' (lower left, partially overmounted) and further inscribed 'John Blackstone (son of John...?) of Wandsworth, Surry [sic] Esq., formerly citizen and Apothecary of London. Born A.D. 1649 Died A.D. 1716, Grandfather to S. Wm. Blackstone, he had 11 children, 8 sons, 3 daughters.' (on the verso of the original backing according to the previous cataloguing)
plumbago on vellum, oval
4 5/8 x 3½ in. (11.7 x 8.9 cm.)