THOMAS HUDSON (DEVON 1701-1779 TWICKENHAM) - photo 1
THOMAS HUDSON (DEVON 1701-1779 TWICKENHAM) - photo 2
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THOMAS HUDSON (DEVON 1701-1779 TWICKENHAM)

Lot 30
21.11.2024 16:00UTC +00:00
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AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
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ID 1336075
Lot 30 | THOMAS HUDSON (DEVON 1701-1779 TWICKENHAM)
Estimate value
€ 30 000 – 50 000
THOMAS HUDSON (DEVON 1701-1779 TWICKENHAM)
Portrait d'un homme élégant portant un chapeau à trois cornes sous son bras gauche, de trois-quarts
huile sur toile
127 x 102 cm (50 x 40 1/8 in.)




Provenance

Vente anonyme, Sotheby's, Londres, 13 novembre 1991, lot 47 ;
Acquis au cours de celle-ci par l'actuel propriétaire.



Further details

THOMAS HUDSON (1701-1779), PORTRAIT OF AN ELEGANT MAN WITH A THREE-CORNERED HAT UNDER HIS LEFT ARM, THREE-QUARTER-LENGTH, OIL ON CANVAS

Dressed in a three-piece suit, made up of a brown silk velvet coat with a recurring pattern, together with breeches of the same material and a silver silk waistcoat embroidered with a floral motif, it is clear that the refined sitter was a dedicated follower of fashion, even if his identity unfortunately remains unknown.

Our young dandy follows French fashion, which favoured the use of two different fabrics for the elements of the costume, whereas the English tend to make the whole outfit from a single fabric. To heighten the effect, the sitter has added a tricorn hat held under the arm - they were rarely worn on the head – and an elegantly curled powdered bagwig. The slightly narrower cut of the coat sleeves and the spread of the jacket tails allow us to date this painting to around 1750, a period when Hudson (1701-1779) was the most sought-after portraitist on the London scene.
Artist:Thomas Hudson (1701 - 1779)
Applied technique:Oil on canvas
Art style:Old Masters
Genre:Portrait
Place of origin:Western Europe, France, Europe
Auction house category:Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings, Paintings
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