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Benjamin West, P.R.A. - Portrait Of  Prince William (1776-1834), Later 2Nd Duke Of Gloucester And Edinburgh, And His Elder Sister, Princess Sophia (1773-1844) Of Gloucester

Benjamin West, P.R.A.

Portrait Of  Prince William (1776-1834), Later 2Nd Duke Of Gloucester And Edinburgh, And His Elder Sister, Princess Sophia (1773-1844) Of Gloucester

Found at Sothebys, London
Old Master & British Paintings Evening Sale, Lot 44
3. Jul - 3. Jul 2013
Estimate: 200.000 - 300.000 GBP
Price realised: 578.500 GBP
Description
Benjamin West, P.R.A.
SPRINGFIELD, PA 1738 - 1820 LONDON
PORTRAIT OF  PRINCE WILLIAM (1776-1834), LATER 2ND DUKE OF GLOUCESTER AND EDINBURGH, AND HIS ELDER SISTER, PRINCESS SOPHIA (1773-1844) OF GLOUCESTER
signed and dated lower left: B. West – 1779
oil on canvas
152.5 by 213.5 cm.; 60 by 84 in.
Probably commissioned by George III and given to his brother Prince William Henry, Duke of Gloucester (1743-1805); | By descent to the sitters' first cousin, HRH Prince Adolphus, 1 st Duke of Cambridge (1774-1850); | By descent to his son, HRH Prince George, 2 nd Duke of Cambridge (1819-1904); | By descent to his son, Colonel George William Adolphus FitzGeorge (1843-1907); | By descent to his grandson, General Sir Robert Georg
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A top price for Benjamin West

This artwork by Benjamin West achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in London in July 2013. In the Old Master & British Paintings Evening Sale auction, the work Portrait Of  Prince William (1776-1834), Later 2Nd Duke Of Gloucester And Edinburgh, And His Elder Sister, Princess Sophia (1773-1844) Of Gloucester sold for GBP 578,500.00 (€ 661,037.08) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 300,000.00. This high result makes Portrait Of  Prince William (1776-1834), Later 2Nd Duke Of Gloucester And Edinburgh, And His Elder Sister, Princess Sophia (1773-1844) Of Gloucester the most expensive artwork by Benjamin West that we have observed at auctions so far.

Ein Spitzenpreis für Benjamin West

Dieses Kunstwerk von Benjamin West erzielte im Juli 2013 bei Sothebys in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Old Master & British Paintings Evening Sale wurde die Arbeit Portrait Of  Prince William (1776-1834), Later 2Nd Duke Of Gloucester And Edinburgh, And His Elder Sister, Princess Sophia (1773-1844) Of Gloucester für GBP 578.500,00 (€ 661.037,08) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 300.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Portrait Of  Prince William (1776-1834), Later 2Nd Duke Of Gloucester And Edinburgh, And His Elder Sister, Princess Sophia (1773-1844) Of Gloucester zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Benjamin West, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.

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