Philip Reinagle, R.A. (1749-1833)

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Philip Reinagle, R.A. (1749-1833)

Portrait of a Sportsman, traditionally identified as Colonel Thornton, lying full length on the ground, in a grey jacket and buff breeches, his two spaniels beside him, in a landscape

59 x 76¾in. (150 x 195cm.)

来源

Anon. sale ('A government Minister in St. Petersburg'); Vienna, 24 October 1912, lot 5

拍品专文

In the Viennese sale catalogue for 1912, this portrait was described as being by George Romney. In W. Roberts' Romney: Catalogue Raisonné of his works, 1904, II, p.156, a portrait of Colonel Thornton (1757-1823) is listed with sittings throughout March and one in May 1780. He was said to have been a keen sportsman and wrote a famous account of his 'Sporting Tour' of Scotland. However, the description of the portrait in Ward is totally different from the present portrait, and the picture is by another hand.