Lot 81

Attributed to Jean Baptiste van Loo

Estimate: $6,000 - $8,000

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

(French 1684-1745)

Portrait of General William Hargrave, half length, wearing uniform with a breast plate, inscribed upper left, unsigned, 18th century, oil on canvas, 29-5/8 x 24-1/2 in.; 18th century carved and gilt wood frame, 37 x 32 x 2-3/4 in.

Provenance: Sir Henry Sutcliffe Smith, Ingerthorpe Grange (1864-1937); By descent; Sotheby's London, April 12, 1995, Lot 48, sold for $7,680; Property from a Historic South Carolina Plantation

Note: The sitter received his first commission as an ensign in 1694, and was promoted to Major General in 1739. He was Colonel of the 7th Fusiliers, which was to become the City of London Regiment.

Condition

lined, restretched on newer stretcher, crackle, stretcher marks, retouch; frame with wear and small losses

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Sir Henry Sutcliffe Smith, Ingerthorpe Grange (1864-1937); By descent; Sotheby's London, April 12, 1995, Lot 48, sold for $7,680; Property from a Historic South Carolina Plantation