James Lonsdale

Portrait of Rear-Admiral William Bateman Dashwood, half-length, in Naval dress uniform; and Portrait of his wife, Louisa Henrietta Dashwood, half-length, in a white dress, seated before a landscape

Found at Christies, London
Maritime, Lot 554
21. May - 21. May 2003
Estimate: 3.000 - 5.000 GBP
Price realised: 4.935 GBP
James Lonsdale (1777-1839)
Portrait of Rear-Admiral William Bateman Dashwood, half-length, in Naval dress uniform; and Portrait of his wife, Louisa Henrietta Dashwood, half-length, in a white dress, seated before a landscape
oil on canvas
30 x 25 in. (76.3 x 63.5 cm.)
a pair (2)

A top price for James Lonsdale - as previously expected

The work Portrait of Rear-Admiral William Bateman Dashwood, half-length, in Naval dress uniform; and Portrait of his wife, Louisa Henrietta Dashwood, half-length, in a white dress, seated before a landscape by James Lonsdale was auctioned at Christies in London in May 2003. It changed hands for a price of GBP 4,935.00 (€ 6,875.70) achieving a result in the upper range of the estimate price range of GBP 3,000.00 – 5,000.00. Even if this result could not surprise positively, Portrait of Rear-Admiral William Bateman Dashwood, half-length, in Naval dress uniform; and Portrait of his wife, Louisa Henrietta Dashwood, half-length, in a white dress, seated before a landscape is the most expensive artwork by James Lonsdale that we have observed at auctions so far.

Ein Spitzenpreis mit Ansage

Die Arbeit Portrait of Rear-Admiral William Bateman Dashwood, half-length, in Naval dress uniform; and Portrait of his wife, Louisa Henrietta Dashwood, half-length, in a white dress, seated before a landscape von James Lonsdale kam im Mai 2003 bei Christies in London zur Auktion. Dabei wechselte sie für einen Preis von GBP 4.935,00 (€ 6.875,70) den Besitzer und erzielte damit ein Ergebnis im oberen Bereich der Schätzpreisspanne von GBP 3.000,00 – 5.000,00. Auch wenn das Ergebnis damit nicht positiv überraschen konnte, ist Portrait of Rear-Admiral William Bateman Dashwood, half-length, in Naval dress uniform; and Portrait of his wife, Louisa Henrietta Dashwood, half-length, in a white dress, seated before a landscape das teuerste Kunstwerk von James Lonsdale, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.

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