ID 1344871
Lot 216 | SIR THOMAS LAWRENCE, P.R.A. (BRISTOL 1769-1830 LONDON)
Estimate value
£ 7 000 – 10 000
Portrait sketch of two young boys embracing, possibly George, 3rd Marquess Townshend (1778-1855) and his younger brother Charles (1785-1853)
black, white and red chalk on a prepared canvas
30 x 25 in. (76.2 x 63.5 cm.)
Provenance
Probably the Artist's studio sale; Christie's, London, 18 June 1831, lot 77 (195 gns to Lord Charles Townshend).
Lord Charles Townshend.
Mrs. M. C. M. Nuttall; Sotheby's, London, 6 February 1952, lot 143, as 'English School' (£12, to Leger)
with Leger Galleries, London.
with Colnaghi's, London.
Exhibited
London, Leger Galleries, October - November 1952, no. 14.
| Artist: | Thomas Lawrence (1769 - 1830) |
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| Applied technique: | Chalk |
| Medium: | Stone |
| Genre: | Portrait |
| Place of origin: | Northern Europe, Europe, United Kingdom |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings, Drawings, Watercolors and drawings |
| Artist: | Thomas Lawrence (1769 - 1830) |
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| Applied technique: | Chalk |
| Medium: | Stone |
| Genre: | Portrait |
| Place of origin: | Northern Europe, Europe, United Kingdom |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings, Drawings, Watercolors and drawings |
| Address of auction |
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