Old Masters Day Sale, including portrait miniatures
Old Masters Day Sale, including portrait miniatures
Works from the Collection of Jean Hart Kislak
George Romney
A portrait of Emma Hamilton (1765–1815), bust-length, wearing a white cowl with eyes averted
Lot Closed
December 8, 03:42 PM GMT
Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Works from the Collection of Jean Hart Kislak
George Romney
Dalton-in-Furness, Lancashire 1734 - 1802 Kendal, Cumbria
A portrait of Emma Hamilton (1765–1815), bust-length, wearing a white cowl with eyes averted
oil on canvas
unframed: 37.8 x 33 cm.; 14⅞ x 13 in.
framed: 54.3 x 49.9 cm.; 21⅜ x 19⅝ in.
With Boydell Galleries, Liverpool, 1937;
Arthur Anderson (1885–1947), Chicago;
Thence by descent to Arthur V. Johnson, from whom acquired by
Joseph H. Boyer (d. 1996), Chicago, 1974;
Anonymous sale ('Property of a Florida collector'), New York, Phillips, 3 October 1984, lot 128;
Acquired at the above sale by a private collection;
Anonymous sale, New York, Sotheby's, 27 March 1987, lot 64;
Whence acquired by a private collection, Washington D.C., until 1989;
Acquired by the present owner in 1992.
Arthur Anderson (1885–1947), Chicago;
Thence by descent to Arthur V. Johnson, from whom acquired by
Joseph H. Boyer (d. 1996), Chicago, 1974;
Anonymous sale ('Property of a Florida collector'), New York, Phillips, 3 October 1984, lot 128;
Acquired at the above sale by a private collection;
Anonymous sale, New York, Sotheby's, 27 March 1987, lot 64;
Whence acquired by a private collection, Washington D.C., until 1989;
Acquired by the present owner in 1992.
D. Traister, "Surely no person was ever so happy as I am": Emma Hamilton's path to fame, exh. cat., Philadelphia 2007, p. 62, no. 72;
A. Kidson, 'Romney and Emma: Reciprocal Muses', in A. Dunkelman (ed.), The Enchantress: Emma, Lady Hamilton. The Jean Kislak Collection, exh. cat., New York 2011, pp. 17, 22, reproduced in colour;
A. Kidson, George Romney, A complete catalogue of his paintings, New Haven and London, 2015, vol. III, p. 701, no. 1509, reproduced in colour.
A. Kidson, 'Romney and Emma: Reciprocal Muses', in A. Dunkelman (ed.), The Enchantress: Emma, Lady Hamilton. The Jean Kislak Collection, exh. cat., New York 2011, pp. 17, 22, reproduced in colour;
A. Kidson, George Romney, A complete catalogue of his paintings, New Haven and London, 2015, vol. III, p. 701, no. 1509, reproduced in colour.
Philadelphia, Kamin Gallery, University of Pennsylvania, "Surely no person was ever so happy as I am": Emma Hamilton's path to fame: an exhibition from the Jean Kislak Collection and the Rare Book & Manuscript Library, 19 October 2007 – 17 February 2008, no. 72;
New York, Grolier Club, The Enchantress, Emma, Lady Hamilton: The Jean Kislak Collection, 16 February – 30 April 2011.
New York, Grolier Club, The Enchantress, Emma, Lady Hamilton: The Jean Kislak Collection, 16 February – 30 April 2011.