September Premier Auction: Day 2
Sat, Sep 16, 2017 09:00AM EDT - Sun, Sep 17, 2017 09:00AM EDT
Live Auction
Lot 863
Attributed to Gainesborough Dupont
Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| $0 | $25 |
| $100 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $3,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
(British, 1754-1797)
Portrait of a Woman, wearing a lace [fichu] and gold satin gown with green bow, unsigned, oil on canvas, 30 x 25 in.; gilt wood and composition frame, with frameplate for "Gainsborough Dupont",
Notes: Gainsborough Dupont was the nephew and only assistant of Thomas Gainsborough. He also engraved many of his uncle’s works. This portrait displays similar brushwork to [William Thomas Lewis as Mercutio in 'Romeo and Juliet'] held by the National Portrait Gallery, London, and [Lady Mendip], Gainsborough's House.
A facsimile of a document verso signed by "George Fuller Walker" gives the authorship of this painting to Joseph Siffred Duplessis (French, 1725-1802). George Fuller Walker appears to be a researcher and author with interest in southern and American Colonial history 18th. There seems to be no connection to paintings or portraits specifically as a point of scholarship.
