George Romney
Portrait Of Dr Beilby Porteous (1731-1808), Bishop Of London
Found at
Sothebys,
London
Property from the Estate of Sir John and Lady Smith, Lot 52
9. Jul - 9. Jul 2019
Property from the Estate of Sir John and Lady Smith, Lot 52
9. Jul - 9. Jul 2019
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
George Romney
DALTON 1734 - 1802 KENDAL
PORTRAIT OF DR BEILBY PORTEOUS (1731-1808), BISHOP OF LONDON
half-length
oil on canvas
76.2cm. by 63.5cm.; 30in. by 25in.
Painted for the sitter in 1781; | thence by descent in the family of the sitter's wife, Margaret Porteous, to Rev. Beilby Porteous Hodgson (1808-89), Hartburn, Northumberland; | thence by inheritance to his nephew, Oswald Augustus Smith (1826-1902); | J. Munro; | anonymous sale, London, Christie's, 4 May 1901, lot 106, for £52-10s., where bought back by Oswald Smith; | thence by descent
DALTON 1734 - 1802 KENDAL
PORTRAIT OF DR BEILBY PORTEOUS (1731-1808), BISHOP OF LONDON
half-length
oil on canvas
76.2cm. by 63.5cm.; 30in. by 25in.
Painted for the sitter in 1781; | thence by descent in the family of the sitter's wife, Margaret Porteous, to Rev. Beilby Porteous Hodgson (1808-89), Hartburn, Northumberland; | thence by inheritance to his nephew, Oswald Augustus Smith (1826-1902); | J. Munro; | anonymous sale, London, Christie's, 4 May 1901, lot 106, for £52-10s., where bought back by Oswald Smith; | thence by descent
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work Portrait Of Dr Beilby Porteous (1731-1808), Bishop Of London by George Romney was auctioned at Sothebys in London in July 2019. The price achieved of GBP 9,375.00 (€ 10,293.13) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as GBP 8,000.00 – 12,000.00. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by George Romney achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Portrait Of Edward Wortley Montagu (1713–1776) in July 2014 with an auction result of GBP 4,002,500.00 (€ 5,048,410.94).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit Portrait Of Dr Beilby Porteous (1731-1808), Bishop Of London von George Romney kam im Juli 2019 bei Sothebys in London zur Auktion. Der dabei erzielte Preis von GBP 9.375,00 (€ 10.293,13) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit GBP 8.000,00 – 12.000,00 angegeben worden. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von George Romney erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Portrait Of Edward Wortley Montagu (1713–1776) im Juli 2014 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 4.002.500,00 (€ 5.048.410,94).
George Romney - Auction history
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