George Vertue
Portrait of Edmund, Duke of Buckingham (1715-1735), full-length, in state dress with ducal coronet, in an interior
Found at
Christies,
London
British Art on Paper including Victorian Watercolours from, Lot 47
3. Jun - 3. Jun 2004
British Art on Paper including Victorian Watercolours from, Lot 47
3. Jun - 3. Jun 2004
Estimate: 6.000 - 8.000 GBP
Price realised: 7.170 GBP
Price realised: 7.170 GBP
Description
George Vertue (1684-1756)
Portrait of Edmund, Duke of Buckingham (1715-1735), full-length, in state dress with ducal coronet, in an interior
signed and dated 'G. Vertue f. 1742' (centre right) and inscribed
'An early Wit, by justest Precepts taught By Arts improved, by solid judgment wrought. Mature for Heaven, & crown'd with earthly Fame,/He nobly closed the Line from whence he came.' (centre right on base of capital) and further inscribed 'EDMUND/DUKE of BUCKINGHAM/born A.D.1715.' (lower centre)
pencil and watercolour heightened with touches of white and gold, on vellum
Portrait of Edmund, Duke of Buckingham (1715-1735), full-length, in state dress with ducal coronet, in an interior
signed and dated 'G. Vertue f. 1742' (centre right) and inscribed
'An early Wit, by justest Precepts taught By Arts improved, by solid judgment wrought. Mature for Heaven, & crown'd with earthly Fame,/He nobly closed the Line from whence he came.' (centre right on base of capital) and further inscribed 'EDMUND/DUKE of BUCKINGHAM/born A.D.1715.' (lower centre)
pencil and watercolour heightened with touches of white and gold, on vellum
A top price for George Vertue - as previously expected
In June 2004 Christies in London held the auction British Art on Paper including Victorian Watercolours from, which included the work Portrait of Edmund, Duke of Buckingham (1715-1735), full-length, in state dress with ducal coronet, in an interior by George Vertue. The price achieved of GBP 7,170.00 (€ 10,671.11) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as GBP 6,000.00 – 8,000.00. Even if this result could not surprise positively, Portrait of Edmund, Duke of Buckingham (1715-1735), full-length, in state dress with ducal coronet, in an interior is the most expensive artwork by George Vertue that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis mit Ansage
Im Juni 2004 führte Christies in London die Auktion British Art on Paper including Victorian Watercolours from durch, in der auch die Arbeit Portrait of Edmund, Duke of Buckingham (1715-1735), full-length, in state dress with ducal coronet, in an interior von George Vertue zur Versteigerung kam. Der dabei erzielte Preis von GBP 7.170,00 (€ 10.671,11) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit GBP 6.000,00 – 8.000,00 angegeben worden. Auch wenn das Ergebnis damit nicht positiv überraschen konnte, ist Portrait of Edmund, Duke of Buckingham (1715-1735), full-length, in state dress with ducal coronet, in an interior das teuerste Kunstwerk von George Vertue, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
George Vertue - Auction history
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