John Trotter
Portrait of The Hon. John Theophilus Rawdon-Hastings, son of the 1st Earl of Moira, small full-length, in the uniform of the 15th Regiment of Foot with a flintlock gun and two dogs at his feet, in an extensive wooded river landscape with a hilltop ca
Found at
Christies,
London
Lyons Demesne Works of Art from The Collection ofThe Late Dr. Tony Ryan, Lot 200
14. Jul - 14. Jul 2011
Lyons Demesne Works of Art from The Collection ofThe Late Dr. Tony Ryan, Lot 200
14. Jul - 14. Jul 2011
Estimate: 25.000 - 35.000 GBP
Price realised: 32.450 GBP
Price realised: 32.450 GBP
Description
John Trotter (fl. 1756-1792 Dublin)
Portrait of The Hon. John Theophilus Rawdon-Hastings, son of the 1st Earl of Moira, small full-length, in the uniform of the 15th Regiment of Foot with a flintlock gun and two dogs at his feet, in an extensive wooded river landscape with a hilltop castle in the distance
with later identifying inscription 'JOHN THEOPHILUS RAWDON HASTINGS SON OF THE EARL OF MOIRA. Fagan, Pinxit 1776' (lower right)
oil on canvas
35 x 28 in. (88.9 x 71.1 cm.)
Portrait of The Hon. John Theophilus Rawdon-Hastings, son of the 1st Earl of Moira, small full-length, in the uniform of the 15th Regiment of Foot with a flintlock gun and two dogs at his feet, in an extensive wooded river landscape with a hilltop castle in the distance
with later identifying inscription 'JOHN THEOPHILUS RAWDON HASTINGS SON OF THE EARL OF MOIRA. Fagan, Pinxit 1776' (lower right)
oil on canvas
35 x 28 in. (88.9 x 71.1 cm.)
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work Portrait of The Hon. John Theophilus Rawdon-Hastings, son of the 1st Earl of Moira, small full-length, in the uniform of the 15th Regiment of Foot with a flintlock gun and two dogs at his feet, in an extensive wooded river landscape with a hilltop ca by John Trotter was sold in the Lyons Demesne Works of Art from The Collection ofThe Late Dr. Tony Ryan auction at Christies in London in July 2011. The price achieved of GBP 32,450.00 (€ 37,241.23) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as GBP 25,000.00 – 35,000.00. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by John Trotter - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Portrait Of An Officer Of The 18Th Royal Irish Regiment Of Foot, which sold at auction in December 2008 for GBP 85,250.00 (€ 89,537.31).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit Portrait of The Hon. John Theophilus Rawdon-Hastings, son of the 1st Earl of Moira, small full-length, in the uniform of the 15th Regiment of Foot with a flintlock gun and two dogs at his feet, in an extensive wooded river landscape with a hilltop ca von John Trotter wurde im Juli 2011 in der Auktion Lyons Demesne Works of Art from The Collection ofThe Late Dr. Tony Ryan bei Christies in London versteigert. Der dabei erzielte Preis von GBP 32.450,00 (€ 37.241,23) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit GBP 25.000,00 – 35.000,00 angegeben worden. Für andere Arbeiten von John Trotter mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Portrait Of An Officer Of The 18Th Royal Irish Regiment Of Foot beobachtet, die im Dezember 2008 für GBP 85.250,00 (€ 89.537,31) versteigert wurde.