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- Richard Cosway
- Portrait of Maria Fitzherbert
Richard Cosway, R.A.
Portrait of Maria Fitzherbert
Found at
Christies,
London
Old Master and British Drawings and Watercolours Including Works from the Collection of Jean Bonna, Lot 151
02.Jul - 02.Jul.2019
Old Master and British Drawings and Watercolours Including Works from the Collection of Jean Bonna, Lot 151
02.Jul - 02.Jul.2019
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
pencil with touches of rose and ochre wash
11 7/8 x 8 5/8 in. (30.1 x 22 cm.)
Commissioned by King George IV when Prince of Wales (1762-1830) and given to Maria Fitzherbert, née Smythe (1756-1837), by whom bequeathed to her adopted daughter | ‘Minney’ Mary Georgiana Emma Dawson-Damer, née Seymour (1798-1848), and by descent to her third daughter | Lady Cecilia Blanche Horatio Seymour Haygarth, née Dawson-Damer (d.1922), by whom given to her nephew | Hugh, 4th Earl Fortescue (1854-1932) | and by descent to the present owners.
11 7/8 x 8 5/8 in. (30.1 x 22 cm.)
Commissioned by King George IV when Prince of Wales (1762-1830) and given to Maria Fitzherbert, née Smythe (1756-1837), by whom bequeathed to her adopted daughter | ‘Minney’ Mary Georgiana Emma Dawson-Damer, née Seymour (1798-1848), and by descent to her third daughter | Lady Cecilia Blanche Horatio Seymour Haygarth, née Dawson-Damer (d.1922), by whom given to her nephew | Hugh, 4th Earl Fortescue (1854-1932) | and by descent to the present owners.
A top price for Richard Cosway - as previously expected
The work Portrait of Maria Fitzherbert by Richard Cosway was sold in the Old Master and British Drawings and Watercolours Including Works from the Collection of Jean Bonna auction at Christies in London in July 2019. The price achieved of GBP 81,250.00 (€ 89,207.10) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as GBP 70,000.00 – 100,000.00. Even if this result could not surprise positively, Portrait of Maria Fitzherbert is the most expensive artwork by Richard Cosway that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis mit Ansage
Die Arbeit Portrait of Maria Fitzherbert von Richard Cosway wurde im Juli 2019 in der Auktion Old Master and British Drawings and Watercolours Including Works from the Collection of Jean Bonna bei Christies in London versteigert. Der dabei erzielte Preis von GBP 81.250,00 (€ 89.207,10) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit GBP 70.000,00 – 100.000,00 angegeben worden. Auch wenn das Ergebnis damit nicht positiv überraschen konnte, ist Portrait of Maria Fitzherbert das teuerste Kunstwerk von Richard Cosway, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
