Portrait of Miss Sally Isabella Ward (1783-1868), half-length

Details

John Hoppner, R.A. (Whitechapel 1758-1810 London)
Portrait of Miss Sally Isabella Ward (1783-1868), half-length
oil on canvas
27 1/8 x 23 1/8 in. (68.6 x 58.6 cm.)

Provenance

By descent in the family of the sitter to
Reverend J. Sharp.
with Arthur Tooth and Sons, London, from whom acquired in 1914 for $12,500 by
Mr. Robins.
with Mellors Fine Arts Limited, Toronto, from whom acquired in 1938 for $1,300 by
Mr. A.F. Zimmerman, Hamilton, Canada, and by descent to the present owner.

Literature

W. McKay and W. Roberts, John Hoppner, R.A.: New Edition with Supplement and Index, London, 1914, p. 50.

Inscrit

Herbert Sedcole (1864-1920), 1912.

Special notice

This lot is offered without reserve.

Descriptif du lot

Sally Isabella Ward married T.B. Sharp, an eminent engineer and founder of the Union Club, Manchester, in 1807. A pendant portrait of her sister, Miss Fanny Ward, was sold Sotheby's, London, 24 November 1965, lot 110.

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