Hugh Douglas Hamilton
Portrait Of George Montagu Dunk, 2Nd Earl Of Halifax (1716-1771), With His Two Secretaries, Edward Sedgwick And Lovell Stanhope
Found at
Sothebys,
London
Old Masters Evening Sale, Lot 22
6. Jul - 6. Jul 2016
Old Masters Evening Sale, Lot 22
6. Jul - 6. Jul 2016
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Hugh Douglas Hamilton
DUBLIN 1739 - 1808
PORTRAIT OF GEORGE MONTAGU DUNK, 2ND EARL OF HALIFAX (1716-1771), WITH HIS TWO SECRETARIES, EDWARD SEDGWICK AND LOVELL STANHOPE
dated centre right, on the dispatch box: 1765
inscribed on the reverse of the frame: George Earl of Halifax , Secretary of State , 1764 / with his two Secretary's / Edward Sedgwick & Lovell Stanhope Esq rs.
oil on canvas, unlined
66 x 78.2 cm.; 26 x 30 3/4 in.
Commissioned by the sitter and thence by inheritance to his sister, Lady Mary Montagu, who married Sir Danvers Osborn (1715-1753), Governor of New York; | Thence by direct descent.
DUBLIN 1739 - 1808
PORTRAIT OF GEORGE MONTAGU DUNK, 2ND EARL OF HALIFAX (1716-1771), WITH HIS TWO SECRETARIES, EDWARD SEDGWICK AND LOVELL STANHOPE
dated centre right, on the dispatch box: 1765
inscribed on the reverse of the frame: George Earl of Halifax , Secretary of State , 1764 / with his two Secretary's / Edward Sedgwick & Lovell Stanhope Esq rs.
oil on canvas, unlined
66 x 78.2 cm.; 26 x 30 3/4 in.
Commissioned by the sitter and thence by inheritance to his sister, Lady Mary Montagu, who married Sir Danvers Osborn (1715-1753), Governor of New York; | Thence by direct descent.
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work Portrait Of George Montagu Dunk, 2Nd Earl Of Halifax (1716-1771), With His Two Secretaries, Edward Sedgwick And Lovell Stanhope by Hugh Douglas Hamilton was sold in the Old Masters Evening Sale auction at Sothebys in London in July 2016. The price achieved of GBP 68,750.00 (€ 81,689.87) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as GBP 60,000.00 – 80,000.00. Admittedly, works by Hugh Douglas Hamilton have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Double Portrait of Mary, Countess of Erne, with her daughter Lady Caroline Crichton, later Lady Wharncliffe, full-length, seated, the former in a brown dress with a yellow sash, wearing a large straw hat, with a mandolin beside her, the latter showin in May 2004 with an auction result of GBP 542,850.00 (€ 814
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit Portrait Of George Montagu Dunk, 2Nd Earl Of Halifax (1716-1771), With His Two Secretaries, Edward Sedgwick And Lovell Stanhope von Hugh Douglas Hamilton wurde im Juli 2016 in der Auktion Old Masters Evening Sale bei Sothebys in London versteigert. Der dabei erzielte Preis von GBP 68.750,00 (€ 81.689,87) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit GBP 60.000,00 – 80.000,00 angegeben worden. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Hugh Douglas Hamilton auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Double Portrait of Mary, Countess of Erne, with her daughter Lady Caroline Crichton, later Lady Wharncliffe, full-length, seated, the former in a brown dress with a yellow sash, wearing a large straw hat, with a mandolin beside her, the latter showin im Mai 2004 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 542.850,00 (€ 814.474,95).
Hugh Douglas Hamilton - Auction history
