Sir Thomas Lawrence, P.R.A.
Portrait of Arthur Wellesley, 1St Duke of Wellington, K.G., K.B., M.P. (1769-1852), Bust-Length, In Civilian Clothes With A Military Cloak, Wearing The Insignia of The Order of The Golden Fleece
Estimate: 400.000 - 600.000 GBP
Price realised: 2.080.000 GBP
Price realised: 2.080.000 GBP
Description
Sir Thomas Lawrence, P.R.A. (1769-1830)
Portrait of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, K.G., K.B., M.P. (1769-1852), bust-length, in civilian clothes with a military cloak, wearing the insignia of the Order of the Golden Fleece
with inscription 'An admirable likeness. Charles Arbuthnot 13[?]th... 1821[?]' (on an old handwritten label attached to the reverse)
oil on unlined canvas
30 x 25½ in. (76.2 x 64.8 cm.)
Portrait of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, K.G., K.B., M.P. (1769-1852), bust-length, in civilian clothes with a military cloak, wearing the insignia of the Order of the Golden Fleece
with inscription 'An admirable likeness. Charles Arbuthnot 13[?]th... 1821[?]' (on an old handwritten label attached to the reverse)
oil on unlined canvas
30 x 25½ in. (76.2 x 64.8 cm.)
A top price for Thomas Lawrence
When the work Portrait of Arthur Wellesley, 1St Duke of Wellington, K.G., K.B., M.P. (1769-1852), Bust-Length, In Civilian Clothes With A Military Cloak, Wearing The Insignia of The Order of The Golden Fleece by Thomas Lawrence was auctioned at Christies in London in November 2006, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - GBP 600,000.00 but the actual price achieved was more than three times as high at GBP 2,080,000.00 ( This high result makes Portrait of Arthur Wellesley, 1St Duke of Wellington, K.G., K.B., M.P. (1769-1852), Bust-Length, In Civilian Clothes With A Military Cloak, Wearing The Insignia of The Order of The Golden Fleece the most expensive artwork by Thomas Lawrence that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Thomas Lawrence
Als die Arbeit Portrait of Arthur Wellesley, 1St Duke of Wellington, K.G., K.B., M.P. (1769-1852), Bust-Length, In Civilian Clothes With A Military Cloak, Wearing The Insignia of The Order of The Golden Fleece von Thomas Lawrence im November 2006 bei Christies in London versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – GBP 600.000,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit GBP 2.080.000,00 (€ 3.088.865,09) mehr als dreimal so hoch. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Portrait of Arthur Wellesley, 1St Duke of Wellington, K.G., K.B., M.P. (1769-1852), Bust-Length, In Civilian Clothes With A Military Cloak, Wearing The Insignia of The Order of The Golden Fleece zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Thomas Lawrence, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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