George Knapton
Portrait of the Reverend John Upton of Taunton in Academic Robes
Found at
Bonhams,
Skinner Marlborough, Massachusetts (Online Auction)
European Art, Lot 12
12. May - 22. May 2024
European Art, Lot 12
12. May - 22. May 2024
Estimate: 1.500 - 2.500 USD
Price realised: 2.560 USD
Price realised: 2.560 USD
Description
GEORGE KNAPTON (British, 1698-1778)
Portrait of the Reverend John Upton of Taunton in Academic Robes
signed and dated 'Knapton / 1740 / pinxt' (lower left); inscribed 'Jo.n Upton' (center right); attributed on a presentation plaque; with two labels from Lane Fine Art, London (affixed to the reverse of the frame and the stretcher); with an auction label from Stair Galleries, New York (affixed to the frame)
oil on canvas
75.5 x 63.0 cm (29 3/4 x 24 13/16 in).
framed 93.5 x 81.0 x 4.5 cm (36 13/16 x 31 7/8 x 1 3/4 in).
Sale, Sotheby's, London, 1932, lot 74. | Lane Fine Art, London, by 1995. | Sale, Stair Galleries, Hudson, New York, June 24, 2017. | Sometime after to the present private Massachusetts collection.
Portrait of the Reverend John Upton of Taunton in Academic Robes
signed and dated 'Knapton / 1740 / pinxt' (lower left); inscribed 'Jo.n Upton' (center right); attributed on a presentation plaque; with two labels from Lane Fine Art, London (affixed to the reverse of the frame and the stretcher); with an auction label from Stair Galleries, New York (affixed to the frame)
oil on canvas
75.5 x 63.0 cm (29 3/4 x 24 13/16 in).
framed 93.5 x 81.0 x 4.5 cm (36 13/16 x 31 7/8 x 1 3/4 in).
Sale, Sotheby's, London, 1932, lot 74. | Lane Fine Art, London, by 1995. | Sale, Stair Galleries, Hudson, New York, June 24, 2017. | Sometime after to the present private Massachusetts collection.
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