Master Works on Paper from Five Centuries
Master Works on Paper from Five Centuries
Property of the Harford family
Portrait of Mrs John Hoskins (d. before 1653)
Auction Closed
July 5, 10:16 AM GMT
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Property of the Harford family
Samuel Cooper
London 1609 - 1672
Portrait of Mrs John Hoskins (d. before 1653)
Black chalk on prepared paper
189 by 142 mm
Probably Mrs Samuel Cooper (1623-1693), the artist’s wife,
probably Mrs Richard Gibson, née Anne Shepherd (d. 1707), the artist's wife,
probably Susannah-Penelope Rosse (d. 1700), the artist's daughter,
probably Michael Rosse (d. circa 1735), her husband,
probably his sale, London, Cecil Street, April-May 1723, unknown lot number,
possibly (according to family tradition) Christopher Tower of Huntsmoor Park, Buckinghamshire (1657-1728),
possibly Christopher Tower (1692-1771),
possibly Christopher Tower (1747-1810),
possibly the Rev. William Tower of Weald Hall, Essex (1789-1847),
Mrs William Henry Harford, née Ellen Tower (1832-1907),
Hugh Wyndham Luttrell Harford (1862-1920),
Arthur Hugh Harford (1905-1985),
by descent to the present owner
We are very grateful to Neil Jeffares for his help in clarifying the early provenance of this collection. Please see his article ‘William Towers (-1678) art dealer and collector’
Neil Jeffares | Fairness, candour & curiosity – from finance to art history (wordpress.com)
For further information on the work please refer to lot 8.