Sale 07CN01 | Lot 1047

Sir William Beechey

Catalogue: Important English & Continental
Sir William Beechey

Lot Details

Lot 1047
Sir William Beechey
British, 1753-1839
Portrait of a Gentleman, Said to be George Arbuthnot
Signed W.B. fec... at center left edge
Oil on canvas
30 1/8 x 25 inches (76.7 x 63.5 cm)

Provenance:
Collection of William Randolph Hearst

Estimate: $10,000 - $15,000
Sold for $7,200 (includes buyer's premium)

Additional Notes & Condition Report

Wax-Lined. Frame rubbing. Scattered cracquelure, particularly around the man's head and shoulders and in his forehead. Inpainting in and around the face as well as in the man's hands.

Surface has been fairly flattened from the lining.


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Estimate: $10,000 - $15,000
Sold for $7,200 (includes buyer's premium)

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Important English & Continental

Wed, Jan 24, 2007 at 10am EST
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