Royal & Noble
Royal & Noble
Property from the Curwen collections at Workington Hall, Ewanrigg Hall and Belle Isle, Cumbria
Sir Joshua Reynolds, P.R.A.
Portrait of Sir William Lowther, half-length, wearing a brown coat and white cravat
Lot Closed
January 20, 02:46 PM GMT
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Property from the Curwen collections at Workington Hall, Ewanrigg Hall and Belle Isle, Cumbria
Sir Joshua Reynolds, P.R.A.
Plympton, Devon 1723 - 1792 London
Portrait of Sir William Lowther, half-length, wearing a brown coat and white cravat
oil on canvas
unframed: 76 x 63.7 cm.; 29⅞ x 25⅛ in.
framed: 90.2 x 76 cm.; 35½ x 29⅞ in.
The prototype is at Holker Hall, and an autograph replica is at Weston Park, Shropshire.1
We are grateful to Martin Postle for endorsing the attribution to Reynolds and dating the work to 1756, following first-hand inspection.
1 https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/sir-william-lowther-17271756-3rd-bt-278394