Allan Ramsay
Portrait Of Archibald Campbell, 3Rd Duke Of Argyll (1682–1761)
Found at
Sothebys,
London
Old Master & British Paintings Evening Sale, Lot 20
9. Jul - 9. Jul 2014
Old Master & British Paintings Evening Sale, Lot 20
9. Jul - 9. Jul 2014
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Allan Ramsay
EDINBURGH 1713 - 1784 DOVER
PORTRAIT OF ARCHIBALD CAMPBELL, 3RD DUKE OF ARGYLL (1682–1761)
signed and dated on the ink stand, lower left.: A. Ramsay. / 1758, and later inscribed upper left, on a label attached to the recto of the canvas: ARCHIBALDUS / DUX ARGATHELLÆ, / NATUS ANNO 1682 / JUNII XXIV. / DECESSIT VITA, / Anno 1761 APRILIS XV.
oil on canvas
126.5 by 101 cm.; 49 3/4 by 39 3/4 in.
Acquired towards the end of the nineteenth century by Henry Percy, 7th Duke of Northumberland (1846–1918), who married, in 1868, Lady Edith Campbell, daughter of the 8th Duke of Argyll, from a farm house near Alnwick Castle, Northumberland (according to a hand-written annotation made by the Duchess to an 1872 list of pictures at Northumberland House; see Literature); | By descent to their son Alan Ian Percy, 8th Duke of Northumberland (1880–1
EDINBURGH 1713 - 1784 DOVER
PORTRAIT OF ARCHIBALD CAMPBELL, 3RD DUKE OF ARGYLL (1682–1761)
signed and dated on the ink stand, lower left.: A. Ramsay. / 1758, and later inscribed upper left, on a label attached to the recto of the canvas: ARCHIBALDUS / DUX ARGATHELLÆ, / NATUS ANNO 1682 / JUNII XXIV. / DECESSIT VITA, / Anno 1761 APRILIS XV.
oil on canvas
126.5 by 101 cm.; 49 3/4 by 39 3/4 in.
Acquired towards the end of the nineteenth century by Henry Percy, 7th Duke of Northumberland (1846–1918), who married, in 1868, Lady Edith Campbell, daughter of the 8th Duke of Argyll, from a farm house near Alnwick Castle, Northumberland (according to a hand-written annotation made by the Duchess to an 1872 list of pictures at Northumberland House; see Literature); | By descent to their son Alan Ian Percy, 8th Duke of Northumberland (1880–1
Auction result well in line with expectations
In July 2014 Sothebys in London held the auction Old Master & British Paintings Evening Sale, which included the work Portrait Of Archibald Campbell, 3Rd Duke Of Argyll (1682–1761) by Allan Ramsay. The estimated price for the artwork was previously given by the auction house with a range of GBP 200,000.00 – 300,000.00, the actual price achieved of GBP 218,500.00 (€ 275,597.20) could thus just exceed the lower estimate. Other works by Allan Ramsay have already achieved higher auction prices, for example, in July 2008 the work Portrait of Anne, Lady North (c. 1740-1797), wife of Frederick North, 2nd Baron North, three-quarter-length, in a pink dress and lace shawl with roses at her décolletage, and a lace headdress, by a column was auctioned for GBP 421,250.00 (€ 535,202.87).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Im Juli 2014 führte Sothebys in London die Auktion Old Master & British Paintings Evening Sale durch, in der auch die Arbeit Portrait Of Archibald Campbell, 3Rd Duke Of Argyll (1682–1761) von Allan Ramsay zur Versteigerung kam. Der Schätzpreis für das Kunstwerk wurde von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit einer Spanne von GBP 200.000,00 – 300.000,00 angegeben, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis von GBP 218.500,00 (€ 275.597,20) konnte den unteren Schätzpreis somit knapp übertreffen. Andere Arbeiten von Allan Ramsay konnten bereits höhere Auktionspreise erzielen, so wurde im Juli 2008 die Arbeit Portrait of Anne, Lady North (c. 1740-1797), wife of Frederick North, 2nd Baron North, three-quarter-length, in a pink dress and lace shawl with roses at her décolletage, and a lace headdress, by a column für GBP 421.250,00 (€ 535.202,87) versteigert.
Allan Ramsay - Auction history
