Old Masters including Portrait Miniatures from the Pohl-Ströher Collection
Old Masters including Portrait Miniatures from the Pohl-Ströher Collection
ATTRIBUTED TO WILLIAM OWEN, R.A. | Portrait of Samuel Wright, half-length, in riding habit and holding a crop
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May 7, 02:33 PM GMT
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4,000 - 6,000 GBP
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ATTRIBUTED TO WILLIAM OWEN, R.A.
Ludlow 1769 - 1825 London
PORTRAIT OF SAMUEL WRIGHT, HALF-LENGTH, IN RIDING HABIT AND HOLDING A CROP
oil on canvas
unframed: 91.9 x 71.3 cm.; 36⅛ x 28⅛ in.
framed: 111.5 x 91 cm.; 43 7/8 x 35 7/8 in.
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John Wright (1758-1840), the brother of the sitter, and his wife, Elizabeth Beresford (1762-1833), Lenton Hall, Nottinghamshire;
Thence by descent to Francis Wright (1806-1873), Osmaston Manor, Derbyshire;
Thence by descent to John Wright, later Osmaston (1831-1901), Hawkhurst Court, Sussex;
Thence by descent to Francis Plumptre Beresford Osmaston (1857-1925), Stoneshill, Limpsfield, Surrey;
Thence by inheritance to Eleanor Dorothea Layton, née Osmaston (1887-1959), Beacon Crag, Porthleven, Cornwall (all according to two labels on the reverse, as John Hoppner);
From whom acquired by Arthur Ackerman & Son, New York (as John Hoppner);
The Collection of Salem Academy and College, Winston-Salem, North Carolina (as John Hoppner).