Premier Auction - Session I
Fri, Sep 16, 2022 09:00AM EDT
Lot 504
Follower of or After John Michael Wright
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 |
(Scottish, 1617?1694)
Sir John Frederick, Lord Mayor of London, titled top left "Sir John Frederick, Knt./M.P. for Dartmouth./b.1601-obit 1685.", oil on canvas, 50 x 40 in.; black painted frame, 57-1/8 x 47-1/4 in.
Note: Sir John Frederick was a member of the British Parliament for Dartmouth, 1660?1661 and for the City of London, 1663?1679. He was also the Lord Mayor of London.
For a similar portrait see: National Portrait Gallery (no. 56), London, George Jeffreys, 1st Baron Jeffreys of Wem (https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portraitExtended/mw03448/George-Jeffreys-1st-Baron-Jeffreys-of-Wem)
The frame plate erroneously gives an attribution to Joseph Wright of Derby.
Provenance: Pook & Pook, Inc., April 25, 2014, lot 337, sold as Manner of John Michael Wright (Scottish, 1617-1694); Private Collection, Matthews, North Carolina
Condition
lined, crackle, retouch, stretcher marks; frame with wear
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