Arthur Pond

Portrait of a gentleman, traditionally identified as Colonel Benson

Lot Closed

July 6, 04:48 PM GMT

Estimate

2,000 - 3,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

Property from a British Private Collection

Arthur Pond

London 1701 - 1758 Surrey

Portrait of a gentleman, traditionally identified as Colonel Benson

Pastel, held in an 18^th century frame;

signed and inscribed centre left: P. August 1743

527 by 440 mm

Mrs Lawrence Carrington Grubbe, née Marie-Ellen Seymour-Lucas (1879-1951);
sale, London, Christie's, 22 January 1994, lot 20 (as by Pond);
sale, London, Christie's, 12 June 1994, lot 20 (as Attributed to George Knapton),
where acquired by the parents of the present owners

N. Jeffares, Dictionary of pastellists before 1800, on-line edition, J.597.118

Between 1720 and 1724 Arthur Pond was a pupil of John Vanderbank at the St Martin’s Lane Academy. In 1725 he travelled to Rome with the painter George Knapton. There, he was exposed to the Italian masters and also to the work of the pioneering pastellist Rosalba Carriera (1673-1757).

Pond was back in London by 1727 where he took the lease on a house, previously occupied by Sir Geoffrey Kneller, in Covent Garden and established himself as a fashionable portrait painter. He also built up a reputation as a connoisseur and picture dealer. For further information on Arthur Pond see: N. Jeffares, Dictionary of pastellists before 1800, online edition.

We are grateful to Neil Jeffares for his help when cataloguing this lot.