Sir Joshua Reynolds, P.R.A.
'The Studious Boy'
Found at
Sothebys,
London
Old Masters Day Sale, Lot 195
2. Jul - 8. Jul 2021
Old Masters Day Sale, Lot 195
2. Jul - 8. Jul 2021
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Property from a Private Collection, South Africa
Sir Joshua Reynolds, P.R.A.
Plympton, Devon 1723 - 1792 London
'The Studious Boy'
oil on canvas
unframed: 76.5 x 63.9 cm.; 30⅛ x 25¼ in.
framed: 97 x 84.4 cm.; 38¼ x 33¼ in.
Chosen by Philip Metcalfe 91733-1818) from the artist's collection (according to the terms of Reynolds' will); | By inheritance to his nephew Henry Metcalfe (1790-1849); | His posthumous sale, London, Christie's, 15 June 1850, lot 18, to Lenox for £170.2s; | With Lenox Gallery, New York; | New York Public Library, New York; | By whom sold, New York, Sotheby's, 17 October 1956, lot 37, to Taishott; | Jerome Taishott; | Private collection, South Africa, by 1995.
Sir Joshua Reynolds, P.R.A.
Plympton, Devon 1723 - 1792 London
'The Studious Boy'
oil on canvas
unframed: 76.5 x 63.9 cm.; 30⅛ x 25¼ in.
framed: 97 x 84.4 cm.; 38¼ x 33¼ in.
Chosen by Philip Metcalfe 91733-1818) from the artist's collection (according to the terms of Reynolds' will); | By inheritance to his nephew Henry Metcalfe (1790-1849); | His posthumous sale, London, Christie's, 15 June 1850, lot 18, to Lenox for £170.2s; | With Lenox Gallery, New York; | New York Public Library, New York; | By whom sold, New York, Sotheby's, 17 October 1956, lot 37, to Taishott; | Jerome Taishott; | Private collection, South Africa, by 1995.
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