Lemuel Francis Abbott
Portrait of Horatio, Viscount Nelson, KB, Vice-Admiral of the White, half-length, in naval uniform -- The Kilgraston sketch, 1797
Found at
Christies,
London
TRAFALGAR BICENTENARY THE AGE OF NELSON,WELLINGTON&NAPOLEON, Lot 10
19. Oct - 19. Oct 2005
TRAFALGAR BICENTENARY THE AGE OF NELSON,WELLINGTON&NAPOLEON, Lot 10
19. Oct - 19. Oct 2005
Estimate: 40.000 - 60.000 GBP
Price realised: 164.800 GBP
Price realised: 164.800 GBP
Description
Lemuel Francis Abbott (1760-1802)
Portrait of Horatio, Viscount Nelson, KB, Vice-Admiral of the White, half-length, in naval uniform -- The Kilgraston sketch, 1797
with inscription in the hand of Sir Francis Grant: 'The original picture - for which Lord Nelson gave Abbott two sittings - my father the late Francis Grant of Kilgraston Perth N.B. employed Abbott largely as a portrait painter. Abbott assured Mr Grant that this was the original from which the other pictures of Nelson painted by him were completed. Mr Grant desired to own this picture and requested Abbott to name his price, Abbotts answer was that no money would induce him to part with his original during his life - after the death of Abbott it was purchased by Mr Grant by private arrangement from his family or executors. The picture has ever since been at Kilgraston Francis Grant P.R.A.' (on paper attached to the stretcher)
oil on canvas
30 x 25 in. (76.2 x 63.5 cm.)
Portrait of Horatio, Viscount Nelson, KB, Vice-Admiral of the White, half-length, in naval uniform -- The Kilgraston sketch, 1797
with inscription in the hand of Sir Francis Grant: 'The original picture - for which Lord Nelson gave Abbott two sittings - my father the late Francis Grant of Kilgraston Perth N.B. employed Abbott largely as a portrait painter. Abbott assured Mr Grant that this was the original from which the other pictures of Nelson painted by him were completed. Mr Grant desired to own this picture and requested Abbott to name his price, Abbotts answer was that no money would induce him to part with his original during his life - after the death of Abbott it was purchased by Mr Grant by private arrangement from his family or executors. The picture has ever since been at Kilgraston Francis Grant P.R.A.' (on paper attached to the stretcher)
oil on canvas
30 x 25 in. (76.2 x 63.5 cm.)
A top price for Lemuel Francis Abbott
This artwork by Lemuel Francis Abbott achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in October 2005. In the TRAFALGAR BICENTENARY THE AGE OF NELSON,WELLINGTON&NAPOLEON auction, the work Portrait of Horatio, Viscount Nelson, KB, Vice-Admiral of the White, half-length, in naval uniform -- The Kilgraston sketch, 1797 sold for GBP 164,800.00 (€ 243,030.20) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 60,000.00. This high result makes Portrait of Horatio, Viscount Nelson, KB, Vice-Admiral of the White, half-length, in naval uniform -- The Kilgraston sketch, 1797 the most expensive artwork by Lemuel Francis Abbott that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Lemuel Francis Abbott
Dieses Kunstwerk von Lemuel Francis Abbott erzielte im Oktober 2005 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion TRAFALGAR BICENTENARY THE AGE OF NELSON,WELLINGTON&NAPOLEON wurde die Arbeit Portrait of Horatio, Viscount Nelson, KB, Vice-Admiral of the White, half-length, in naval uniform -- The Kilgraston sketch, 1797 für GBP 164.800,00 (€ 243.030,20) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 60.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Portrait of Horatio, Viscount Nelson, KB, Vice-Admiral of the White, half-length, in naval uniform -- The Kilgraston sketch, 1797 zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Lemuel Francis Abbott, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Lemuel Francis Abbott - Auction history
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