Lot 239
STUDIO OF SIR THOMAS GAINSBOROUGH (BRITISH 1727-1788)
HALF LENGTH PORTRAIT OF THE RIGHT HONOURABLE AUGUSTUS HARVEY, LORD OF THE ADMIRALTY
The Forbes Collection at Old Battersea House
Auction: 1 November 2011 at 11:00 GMT
£28,750
Description
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
75cm x 61cm (29.5in x 24in)
Footnote
Provenance: Christie's, London, June 19, 1970, Lot 45.
Literature: Christopher Buckley, The Highlander: Aboard Malcolm Forbes' Remarkable Yacht, ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST, January 1987, pp. 100-109; 152.
Note: Originally catalogued as an autographed work in the above sale.
Literature: Christopher Buckley, The Highlander: Aboard Malcolm Forbes' Remarkable Yacht, ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST, January 1987, pp. 100-109; 152.