John Raphael Smith
Portrait of John Horne Tooke (1736-1812), Small Full-Length, In A Black Sleeping Hat And Blue Suit, Reclining On A Bed
Estimate: 2.000 - 3.000 GBP
Price realised: 18.000 GBP
Price realised: 18.000 GBP
Description
John Raphael Smith (1752-1812)
Portrait of John Horne Tooke (1736-1812), small full-length, in a black sleeping hat and blue suit, reclining on a bed
inscribed '[Arrangements] for/the third Vol of/Diversions of Purley' (lower left, on a scroll)
pastel
25 1/8 x 17¾ in. (64 x 45 cm.); and a mezzotint engraving of the same by W. Ward (2)
Portrait of John Horne Tooke (1736-1812), small full-length, in a black sleeping hat and blue suit, reclining on a bed
inscribed '[Arrangements] for/the third Vol of/Diversions of Purley' (lower left, on a scroll)
pastel
25 1/8 x 17¾ in. (64 x 45 cm.); and a mezzotint engraving of the same by W. Ward (2)
A top price for John Raphael Smith
When the work Portrait of John Horne Tooke (1736-1812), Small Full-Length, In A Black Sleeping Hat And Blue Suit, Reclining On A Bed by John Raphael Smith was auctioned at Christies in London in June 2005, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - GBP 3,000.00 but the actual price achieved was more than six times as high at GBP 18,000.00 (€ 26,677.14). This high result makes Portrait of John Horne Tooke (1736-1812), Small Full-Length, In A Black Sleeping Hat And Blue Suit, Reclining On A Bed the most expensive artwork by John Raphael Smith that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für John Raphael Smith
Als die Arbeit Portrait of John Horne Tooke (1736-1812), Small Full-Length, In A Black Sleeping Hat And Blue Suit, Reclining On A Bed von John Raphael Smith im Juni 2005 bei Christies in London versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – GBP 3.000,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit GBP 18.000,00 (€ 26.677,14) mehr als sechsmal so hoch. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Portrait of John Horne Tooke (1736-1812), Small Full-Length, In A Black Sleeping Hat And Blue Suit, Reclining On A Bed zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von John Raphael Smith, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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