English School, 18th Century
Portrait of a Knight of the Garter, said to be Charles Spencer, 3rd Duke of Marlborough (1706–1758),
oil on canvas, 78.5 x 64 cm, framed
Inscribed on the reverse of the canvas: By Sir Joshua Reynolds bought/... at Jacksons RA Sale/1831.
Provenance:
Collection of the portrait painter John Jackson RA (1778–1831) (according to an inscription on the reverse);
Private collection, Germany
Charles Spencer, 3rd Duke of Marlborough, was a hero of the Seven Years’ War. Portrayed by Sir Joshua Reynolds in 1757, Spencer died the next year on campaign near Emden. He was an ancestor of Sir Winston Churchill.
The portraitist John Jackson RA (1778–1831) belonged to the generation of Royal Academy artists that came after Reynolds, the academy’s founder.
Esperto: Damian Brenninkmeyer
Damian Brenninkmeyer
+43 1 515 60 403
oldmasters@dorotheum.com
22.10.2019 - 18:30
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EUR 6.000,- a EUR 8.000,-
English School, 18th Century
Portrait of a Knight of the Garter, said to be Charles Spencer, 3rd Duke of Marlborough (1706–1758),
oil on canvas, 78.5 x 64 cm, framed
Inscribed on the reverse of the canvas: By Sir Joshua Reynolds bought/... at Jacksons RA Sale/1831.
Provenance:
Collection of the portrait painter John Jackson RA (1778–1831) (according to an inscription on the reverse);
Private collection, Germany
Charles Spencer, 3rd Duke of Marlborough, was a hero of the Seven Years’ War. Portrayed by Sir Joshua Reynolds in 1757, Spencer died the next year on campaign near Emden. He was an ancestor of Sir Winston Churchill.
The portraitist John Jackson RA (1778–1831) belonged to the generation of Royal Academy artists that came after Reynolds, the academy’s founder.
Esperto: Damian Brenninkmeyer
Damian Brenninkmeyer
+43 1 515 60 403
oldmasters@dorotheum.com
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| Asta: | Dipinti antichi II |
| Tipo d'asta: | Asta in sala |
| Data: | 22.10.2019 - 18:30 |
| Luogo dell'asta: | Wien | Palais Dorotheum |
| Esposizione: | 12.10. - 22.10.2019 |