After George Romney, British 1734-1802- Portrait of John Smith; oil...
After George Romney, British 1734-1802- Portrait of John Smith; oil on canvas, 127.5x101.5cm Provenance: by descent to Sir Thomas Spencer Smith, Bt.; Sabin Galleries, London 1960 and 1970; private collection, where purchased by the present owner Exhibited: 'English Portraits Mainly Eighteenth Century', Sabin Galleries London, 1960, no.21; 'English Portrait 1500-1830', Sabin Galleries London, 1970, no.31 Note: the original work by George Romney is held by the Barber Institute, item no 52.4, painted for one of Smith's three sons. This example is by a contemporary copyist painted for one of John Smith's other two sons. We are grateful to Alex Kidson for his assistance in cataloguing this lot.
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After George Romney, British 1734-1802- Portrait of John Smith; oil on canvas, 127.5x101.5cm Provenance: by descent to Sir Thomas Spencer Smith, Bt.; Sabin Galleries, London 1960 and 1970; private collection, where purchased by the present owner Exhibited: 'English Portraits Mainly Eighteenth Century', Sabin Galleries London, 1960, no.21; 'English Portrait 1500-1830', Sabin Galleries London, 1970, no.31 Note: the original work by George Romney is held by the Barber Institute, item no 52.4, painted for one of Smith's three sons. This example is by a contemporary copyist painted for one of John Smith's other two sons. We are grateful to Alex Kidson for his assistance in cataloguing this lot.
